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04/08/2021
Former Lebanese justice minister Maj. Gen. (ret.) Ashraf Rifi said on Monday that Hezbollah was an enemy of the Lebanese State.
Rifi, who is also the former director-general of Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (the national police), told Saudi Arabia’s Al-Arabiya the Shi’ite militia was a collaborator of Iran, which he likened...
04/08/2021
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, could not have been more clear after the first round of talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal concluded this week in Vienna: We’re not making any concessions until America does.
The U.S. must first lift sanctions, he said. Then and only then will Iran be “fully ready to stop...
04/08/2021
Congressional Republicans put a hold on $75 million of the newly reinstatedUS aid to the Palestinians, two sources in Washington confirmed on Thursday.
On March 26, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) sent Congress a “program narrative” of about $75m. in Economic Support Funds (ESF) for programs in the West Bank...
04/09/2021
Israel's US, UN envoy Erdan warns of Iran's violations amid renewed push for revitalizing 2015 deal
Israel warned the global community that Iran is testing nuclear-capable missiles amid the efforts to revitalize the 2015 nuclear accord, Israel Hayom reported on Friday.
The newspaper cited a letter penned by Israel's envoy to the...
04/09/2021
Hankuk Chemi, seized in January by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, said heading for Strait of Hormuz
Iran freed South Korea-flagged Hankuk Chemi oil tanker it seized in January, Seoul's foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The ministry specified that the ship's captain has been released, and that the tanker has been able...
04/07/2021
Jews and Muslims in the Gulf hold ceremonies to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day yesterday and today, concurrently with Yom Hashoah being held in Israel.
A ceremony was held in Dubai yesterday with a delegation of Jewish and Arab Israelis. Several dozen social media influencers in the Gulf joined them and organizers hoped they would...
04/08/2021
Republican foreign policy leaders in Congress officially informed the Biden administration late Wednesday that they will not be bound to any new agreement with Iran that promises relief from harsh economic sanctions, according to a copy of that communication exclusively obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
The letter is a sign...
04/07/2021
Syrian air defenses responded to an Israeli airstrike in the Damascus area, according to the Syrian state-run SANA early Thursday.
The report said the Israeli attack came from the Golan Heights and Lebanese airspace. According to media reports, the air defense systems successfully shot down a number of missiles.
A military source...
04/07/2021
Ceremony will be held in Dubai tonight with a delegation of Jewish and Arab Israelis
As Israel prepares to mark Yom Hashoah - the national Holocaust Remembrance Day - Jews and Muslims in the Gulf will hold ceremonies to also commemorate the occasion.
According to Channel 12 News, it will be the first time Yom Hashoah has...
04/07/2021
The International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction to investigate Israel for alleged war crimes, is what the government plans to respond in a letter to the Hague, top ministers decided on Thursday.
The response is consistent with Israel’s longstanding position on the matter.
Israel is not a member of the ICC, and has a policy...
04/07/2021
World powers are currently holding talks with the Islamic Republic in the Austrian capital of Vienna
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that a renegotiated nuclear deal between world powers and Iran will not stop the Jewish state from protecting itself from malign regimes seeking its destruction.
While...
04/07/2021
The Biden administration plans to provide at least $235 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinians, restarting funding for the United Nations agency supporting refugees and restoring other assistance cut off by then-President Donald Trump, people familiar with the matter said.
It will mark Democratic President Joe Biden’s most...
Our second Central Region Never Again Webinar was well received by the congregation of Polkville UPC, where Pastor Jeremy Price graciously hosted us. The participants were gathered both in the sanctuary and the parking lot connected via an FM transmitted. The interest was high. Memberships ensued.
During the month of January, our CUFI Field Coordinator Rev. Peter De Jesus based in the Dallas, Texas area, conducted four weekly CUFI Spanish Facebook and Radio programs with the La Nuestra 1130AM Radio Station in San Antonio, Texas. These programs were produced together with two of our CUFI San Antonio, Texas Congregational Liaisons, Pastor...
On Friday, January 22nd, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a Pastors Meeting Luncheon in Harlingen, Texas. This event was hosted by one of our 2020 January Latino Pastors Israel Tour Alumni Pastor Edward Hinojosa of Word In Season International. At least 36 Pastors and Ministers attended this event during which they...
On Wednesday, January 20th, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a “Why Israel” Virtual Spanish event. This event was hosted by one of our CUFI Latino Pastors Israel Tour Alumni, Pastor Lisa De Jesus of Multiply Church Español in Concord, North Carolina. This virtual event received at least 295 views on Pastor Lisa’s...
On Tuesday, January 19th, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a “Why Israel” Hybrid Spanish event. This event was hosted by one of our CUFI Latino Pastors Israel Tour Alumni, Pastor Eleazar Rodriguez, Jr. of Vida City Church in Houston, Texas. This hybrid event was attended in-person by approximately 50 of his congregants,...
Our first Central Region Never Again Webinar with Irving for 2021 was with Pastor RL Woods from Word of Life Christian Worship Center in Racine, Illinois. As always it is a great presentation for the incredible Irving Roth, sharing about his life and experience through the Holocaust. We had a great time of Q&A after his presentation with...
On Wednesday, January 13th, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a “Why Israel” Hybrid Spanish event. This event was hosted by one of our CUFI Latino Pastors Israel Tour Alumni, Pastor Josue Rosado of Iglesia Oasis de Restauracion in New London, Connecticut. This hybrid event was attended in-person by at least 50 of his...
On Tuesday, January 12th, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a “Why Israel” Hybrid Spanish event. This event was co-hosted by two of our CUFI Latino Pastors Israel Tour Alumni, Pastor Pedro Jimenez of Iglesia de Dios Tabernaculo de Fe in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Pastor Eneas Gonzalez of Iglesia de Dios Centro de Vida II...