ISSUES

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

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US-Israel Relationship

Donald Trump Jr. calls out BBC over Jerusalem attack headline

US President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Jr., on Saturday called out the BBC for a headline on the Jerusalem terror attack that neglected to mention the Israeli Border Police officer stabbed to death, and focused only on the three Palestinians killed without noting that they were the assailants.

“Three Palestinians killed after deadly stabbing in...

Israeli Society Issues

Hall of Famers’ visit giving Israeli football huge boost

RAMAT HASHARON, Israel — Some of the greatest NFL players of all time descended on a converted soccer field outside Tel Aviv to watch local children scrimmage in a big boost for the burgeoning sport of American football in Israel.

Joe Montana, Jim Brown, Roger Staubach and Mike Singletary were among the 18 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame...

Christian Persecution Issues

Dr. Michael Youssef on Decline of Christianity in West, Rise of Jihad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcYhxDg2usc

Christian Persecution Issues

Dr. Michael Youssef on Egypt and Israel Battling Terror

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVNtj8fzelo

Christian Persecution Issues

The Rise of Christian Persecution in the Middle East

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL7h9ymLhms

Christian Persecution Issues

God is Not Neutral on Israel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v2jSdr2HwU

Jerusalem

Palestinians to claim Cave of the Patriarchs as World Heritage Site

There are 1,052 UNESCO-listed World Heritage Sites in the world, nine of them Israeli, two of them Palestinian. The registration process and declaration of each site usually takes a number of years, but the PA want to take advantage of a clause in the regulations that allows to fast-track this procedure by claiming the sites are endangered.

The...

Iran Issues

CUFI Applauds Senate Passage of Iran Sanctions

SAN ANTONIO – On Thursday, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization, issued a statement applauding the Senate for passing the Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 (S.722):

From email action alerts and phone calls to in-person lobbying efforts, CUFI’s 3.5 million members have long...

US-Israel Relationship

Condemning Virginia shooting, Netanyahu says Israel stands with US

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday sent wishes for a fast recovery to the victims of the Virginia shooting attack, saying Israel stands with the US on this “difficult day.”

A rifle-wielding critic of US President Donald Trump opened fire Wednesday on US lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball game, seriously wounding a top...

Christian Persecution Issues

Pray for Father Thomas Uzhannalil kidnapped in Yemen

Not stand by while the Christians of the Middle East are being attacked.
Pray the protection of Psalm 91 over my brothers and sisters facing dangerous circumstances around the world.
In early March this year, militants attacked a Catholic retirement home in Yemen and murdered 16 people working there. In that attack, Father Thomas Uzhannil was...

Event Recaps

Pastors & Ministry Leaders Luncheon June 14 – Toms River, NJ

US-Israel Relationship

Haley slams UN human rights report for ‘singling out Israel’

WASHINGTON — US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley on Tuesday slammed a report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for its “unfair bias” in “singling out Israel.”

The US envoy condemned a report released just a day earlier that accused both Israel and the Palestinians for failing to probe war crimes. but focused heavily on Israel’s...

ISIS Issues

London mayor consults with Israel on fighting urban terrorism

London Mayor Sadiq Kahn said he spoke with Israeli officials for advice on how to combat urban terrorism in the wake of terror attacks in London and Manchester.

Kahn told the London-based Jewish News that his office and Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism officials had spoken with officials in Israel.
“My office has been in contact with not...

Event Recaps

Pastors & Ministry Leaders Luncheon June 13 – Hackettestown, NJ

Christian Persecution

Horror as ISIS kills 250 Christian children by KNEADING them to death in bread machine

“Whoever denies me before men, I will also deny them before heaven” – Last words of George Assaf before he was murdered by ISIS for the crime of being a Christian.

According to one ISIS survivor in Syria, Christian children were kneaded to death in bread machines, the rotating machines breaking their bones and crushing their young bodies for no...

Israeli Technology

Alzheimer’s treatment closer thanks to Israeli researchers’ discovery

Researchers at Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, have discovered a unique type of immune cell, the orderly activation of which could be the basis for future treatment of the currently fatal Alzheimer’s disease.

Their findings have led to new concept in how Alzheimer’s is perceived, based on a mechanistic understanding of the central role of...

US-Israel Relationship

Top Israel and UN officers spar in front of Nikki Haley – report

Israel’s deputy chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, and the commander of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon reportedly got into a heated argument while giving a tour of the tense border to visiting US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Thursday.

According to a Channel 2 news report Sunday, Haley was being briefed by...

Event Recaps

June 11 – Hackettestown, NJ – Standing With Israel

Event Recaps

Standing With Israel June 11 – Oak Ridge, NJ

Issues

CUFI Night to Honor Israel in Columbus, GA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLNtSpK0rSQ