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At CUFI, we are focused on several key issues with the goal of defending Israel’s strength, security, and sovereignty.

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Event Recaps

Mar 11 – Ada, OK – CUFI on Campus

Accompanied CUFI On Campus Midwest Region Field Coordinator, Cherith Runyon, Dumisani lectured on Dr. King’s pro-Israel legacy, Palestinian Human Rights, and the Africa-Israel relationship.  This event was held at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.  In attendance were members of the Association of Black Students.

Event Recaps

Mar 9 – Des Moines, IA – Pastors Meeting

Rev. Cornelius Martor is a referral by CUFI’s African Outreach Coordinator, Dr. Francis Tabla. Rev. Martor has not traveled to Israel, nor had he hosted an CUFI event until the Why Israel event the night before. Many of the area pastors who had attended the Why Israel event were also at the Pastors Breakfast. We discussed the historic...

Event Recaps

Mar 8 – Hiawassee, GA – Why Israel?

Pastor Ryan and Bishop William combined their churches for a Sunday night Why Israel event that ended with 7-college students turning in their information to be part of the CUFI on Campus program for our June DC Summit!  The pastors also announced a plan to fill a 50-passenger bus to join them at the CUFI DC Summit on June 28-30, 2020.

Event Recaps

Mar 8 – Des Moines, IA – Why Israel?

Rev. Cornelius Martor is a referral by CUFI’s African Outreach Coordinator, Dr. Francis Tabla. Rev. Martor has not traveled to Israel, nor had he hosted an CUFI event until this one. However, he and his staff were able to gather 13 area pastors to attend. There is great enthusiasm for Israel and CUFI among the African Christians in Des Moines....

Israeli Society

Cornelius’s Story: The Blessing Of Blessing Israel

CUFI Coffee Break
Lesson 51
“Now there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort, a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.” –Acts 10:1-2

The story of Cornelius is a wonderful testimony of a Gentile who...

Holocaust

Luxembourg To Compensate Holocaust Victims

01/27/2021

The Luxembourg government is set to sign a historic agreement on Wednesday to pay reparations to Holocaust survivors, return Jewish property to its rightful owners and preserve the history of the local Jews who were persecuted during the German occupation.

The agreement had been formulated over the last year during the expeditious...

Medical Advancement

Israeli Scientists Say They’ve Found ‘Achilles’ Heel’ Of Cancer Cells

01/28/2021

A team of researchers led by scientists at Tel Aviv University say they may have stumbled upon the “Achilles’ heel” of cancer cells, which could in the future lead to the development of an entirely new array of cancer drugs and treatments.

Dr. Uri Ben-David of the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, who led the...

US-Israel Relationship

Israeli Defense Minister Gantz Meets With U.S. CENTCOM Commander McKenzie

01/29/2021

Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with Commander of the United States Central Command, General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr. on Friday in Tel Aviv.

This was the first meeting between the two since the announcement that US military overview of Israel would be moved to CENTCOM earlier this month.

Gantz told McKenzie that now, as part...

In The News

Explosion Reported Near Israeli Embassy In New Delhi, India

01/29/2021

An explosion occurred near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, India, Israel's Foreign Ministry confirmed Friday.

"Initial impressions suggest a mischievous attempt to create a sensation," the statement said.

There were no casualties and no damage was caused to the embassy building, the ministry said. The explosion damaged the...

Event Recaps

Mar 1 – Milford, DE – Why Israel?

In preparation for the June CUFI DC Summit, Pastor Andy Stephens invited CUFI to once again bring a message on the importance of standing with Israel – with ACTION! It was a packed out house, with an amazing team that and had their DC Summit Sign-Up Table hosted by City Directors and Congressional Liaisons, Bruce and Beverly Cottle. It was...

In The News

Islamist Convicted Of Beheading US Journalist Daniel Pearl To Go Free, Victim’s Family In ‘Shock’

01/28/2021

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of an Islamist convicted of beheading US journalist Daniel Pearl, a decision that has left his family in “complete shock,” lawyers said.

Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was the main suspect in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Pearl, was released by...

Iran

Iranian-American Facing Spying Charges Arrested As He Tried To Leave Iran

01/26/2021
An Iranian-American facing spying charges in Iran has been arrested as he tried to leave the country, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said on Tuesday.
The dual national is among a handful of Iranian-Americans reported to be held by Iran, which has been accused by rights activists of arresting dual nationals to try to win...

In The News

Israel-Sudan Signing Ceremony In Washington Within Months, Minister Says

01/27/2021

Israel and Sudan will finalize a diplomatic deal to normalize relations at a signing ceremony in Washington in the next three months, Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen said on Wednesday.

There was no immediate comment from Sudanese officials or from the US embassy in Israel.

Sudan's civilian government has said the deal...

Iran

Iranian General: We Will Level Tel Aviv If Israel Makes ‘Slightest Mistake’

01/28/2021

Iranian army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi on Wednesday dismissed remarks made a day earlier by Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi as “psychological warfare” and warned that the “slightest mistake” by Israel would lead the Islamic Republic to “level Haifa and Tel Aviv.”

Kochavi on Tuesday said...

Holocaust

Auschwitz Survivors Mark Anniversary of Liberation

01/27/2021

Marian Turski, a 94-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz death camp, will mark the 76th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet troops on Wednesday only virtually, aware that he might never return as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.

Survivors and museum officials told Reuters they fear the pandemic could end the era where...

In The News

CENTCOM Chief Arriving In Israel To Discuss Iran

01/28/2021

Commander of CENTCOM, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, was scheduled to arrive in Israel on Thursday for talks with IDF top brass about Iran and other regional challenges.

McKenzie’s arrival – he is scheduled to spend one day in Israel – is the first high-level visit by a top American official since Joe Biden was sworn in as president last...

Event Recaps

Mar 1 – Houston, TX – Bilingual Why Israel?

On Sunday, March 1st, our CUFI National Hispanic Outreach Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesús, and his wife, Rev. Mildred De Jesús, conducted a bilingual Why Israel event in Houston, Texas. This event was hosted by Pastor Joaquin Alfaro, of El Tabernaculo Church, who went on our Latino Pastors Israel Tour last November. As a result of the great...

In The News

Netanyahu: ‘Never Again’ Is Israel’s Mission

01/27/2021

Israel’s mission is to ensure the Jewish people will never be defenseless against those who seek to destroy it, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

“We remember this darkest chapter in human history, when a European country decided to adopt a policy and a program to...

In The News

Israel And UAE To Start Student Exchange Program

01/24/2021

Israeli and United Arab Emirates (UAE) ministers agreed Sunday to initiate a student exchange program, according to a press release from Israel's Education Ministry.

The student exchange program comes following a normalization agreement between the two countries, leading to cooperation in a wide variety of areas of mutual...

Holocaust

Facebook Introduces Holocaust Fact Check Box To Combat Growing Online Denial

01/27/2021
Users will see a box labeled 'Learning About the Holocaust' when they search for related terms

Internet users who search for information about the Holocaust on Facebook will now be prompted to visit a website on the attempted annihilation curated by the World Jewish Congress and UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific...