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02/08/2021
A new report has shed light on Hezbollah’s systematic use of civilian infrastructure to shield its missile storage and launch sites in Lebanon.
The report, produced by the Israeli Alma Research and Education Center for geopolitical affairs, highlights a social charity called the Islamic Shiite Waqf Committee in Burj al Barajneh...
02/09/2021
An Israel Defense Forces soldier discovered a rare 1,800-year-old coin during a training exercise, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday.
The coin features an image of the head of the Roman emperor Antonius Pius and was dated to 158–159 CE.
On its reverse was the Syrian god MEN, the moon god, and the phrase “of...
02/08/2021
Iran and North Korea cooperated on long-range missile development projects last year, according to a confidential United Nations report that may pressure the Biden administration to respond to one of its first major geopolitical crises.
“This resumed cooperation is said to have included the transfer of critical parts, with the...
02/09/2021
Israel 'pollutes every country with which it comes into contact,' Hossein Salami declares
Moderate Arab states normalizing their ties with Israel will face the dire consequences of their actions, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief Maj, Gen. Hossein Salami declared on Monday.
In a speech at a ceremony, Salami declared,...
02/09/2021
'The IDF will continue to prepare and improve its readiness along the border with Lebanon,' army says
The "Lightning Storm" military drill on Israel's border with Lebanon begins on Tuesday, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a press release.
The exercise will wrap up on Wednesday afternoon and is designed to build up the...
02/08/2021
Holocaust survivor Shoshana Ovitz, who's birthday celebration with about 400 of her descendants at the Western Wall in 2019 went viral, passed away on Sunday at the age of 105.
Ovitz survived Auschwitz after witnessing her mother being handed over to the infamous Nazi doctor and “Angel of Death,” Josef Mengele, known for his cruel...
02/07/2021
Decision comes in contrast to the Finance Ministry that opposed the move
Israel’s Security Cabinet approved Sunday the budget to boost the country’s Air Force by procuring warplanes, refueling planes and helicopters from the United States.
The budget, worth nine billion dollars of US aid money, was approved after a deliberation...
02/05/2021
Researchers at Israel’s Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center claim that they have developed a drug that may cure serious cases of the coronavirus.
According to the hospital, 29 out of 30 patients with moderate-to-severe cases of COVID-19 were administered the drug, named EXO-CD24, and experienced a marked recovery in...
02/07/2021
US President Joe Biden announced Sunday morning that the US will not lift any of the sanctions placed on Iran unless it stops enriching uranium. Biden made the comments during an interview CBS News' "Face the Nation".
Biden explained that for any progress to be made, Iran must first stop its uranium enrichment. In recent weeks,...
02/05/2021
Fresh new evidence of 'undeclared nuclear activities' raises concerns as tensions rise
UN inspectors uncovered new evidence of “undeclared nuclear activities in Iran,” the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday morning.
Samples taken by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) staff members from two nuclear sites have...
02/05/2021
A new coronavirus treatment being developed at Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Medical Center has successfully completed phase 1 trials and appears to have helped numerous moderate-to-serious cases of COVID-19 quickly recover from the disease, the hospital said Friday.
Hailing a “huge breakthrough,” the hospital said Prof. Nadir Arber’s...
02/05/2021
The House of Representatives voted to remove Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from all committee assignments in a February 4 vote.
The final vote was 230-199, with 11 Republicans joining with the Democrats in voting to remove Greene from all House committees.
Greene has been under fire for some of her past social...
02/05/2021
The US Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to keep the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, with only three senators voting against establishing funding to maintain the diplomatic mission.
In a move welcomed by Israel and bitterly opposed by the Palestinians, the Trump administration recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in...
02/05/2021
The campus watchdog group, Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF), released a groundbreaking report on Thursday outlining the 50 most flagrant anti-Semitic incidents at American universities and detailing recommendations for alumni to combat bigotry at their alma maters.
Some of the most alarming examples recorded include swastikas...
02/05/2021
The Israeli government moved to expand its world-leading vaccination drive to all members of the public above the age of 16 on Thursday as the infection rate continues to climb amid talks of tightening the country's already month-long lockdown.
The Health Ministry the previous day notified Israel's four national health funds to begin...
02/05/2021
In 2020, UAE reportedly only contributed $1 million to UN Palestinian refugee agency's budget
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain slashed their funding for the UN agency working with Palestinian refugees in the wake of normalization with Israel, Channel 12 reported on Friday.
The report cited the Center for Near East Policy...
02/05/2021
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula linked to 2015 attack on the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo
The leader of Al-Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate has been under arrest for several months, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday, in what will be seen as a huge breakthrough in the fight against the global...
Sandy Parker, Chair of the CUFI Action Fund presented CUFI’s political strategy and action items for hundreds of CUFI’s Congressional Liaisons during CUFI’s Virtual Summit.
On Thursday, June 25th, our CUFI National Hispanic Outreach Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a Spanish “Why Israel” virtual event together with our San Antonio, Texas Hispanic Outreach City Director, Pastor Daniel Gonzalez, and his Associate Pastor Daniel DeLeon. This event was hosted by the La Nuestra 1130AM Radio Station and was...
On Monday, June 22nd, our CUFI National Hispanic Outreach Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, and his wife Rev. Mildred De Jesus, conducted the final part of our 3-Part “Why Israel” Virtual Event Series in English on our @CUFIespanol Spanish Facebook page. Within two days of its streaming, this presentation received over 690 views from four U.S....