These additional resources as referenced in each chapter of CUFI’s The Israel Course, are available in the chapter drop downs below for further learning.
Thank you for your hard work and dedication in completing this course. You are now more equipped than ever to defend Israel and support the Jewish people. The role you play in Israel’s story is critical, and the effects of your advocacy for Israel and love for the Jewish people are tangible.
- For more information and to find out how you can get involved, visit the CUFI on Campus Website
Pg 18:
- PART III: Christians United for Israel
- Watch “Pastor John Hagee Explains Why CUFI Exists”
- Watch “Pastor John Hagee Explains Why CUFI Exists”
Pg 25:
- Additional Resources
- Review CUFI’s Study Series – Nehemiah Generation, “The Church and Israel”
- Read “Why Christians Should Support Israel,” Vol. 1 by Pastor John Hagee
- Watch “Why Israel? Dispelling the Notion of Replacement Theology”
Pg 31:
- Part II: The People
- Categorizing Jewish Peoplehood
- Watch “What is the Jewish Fam?”
View Video
- Watch “What is the Jewish Fam?”
- Categorizing Jewish Peoplehood
Pg 36:
- Additional Resources
- Watch “The Challenge of Pluralism and Diversity to Jewish Peoplehood”
- Watch “The Challenge of Pluralism and Diversity to Jewish Peoplehood”
Pg 41:
- Part II: Jewish Connection to Israel
- Watch “The Way of Israel: The Jewish Land”
- Watch “The Way of Israel: The Jewish Land”
Pg 52:
- Additional Resources
- Watch “What these Ancient Artifacts Reveal about Biblical Israel”
- Watch “CUFI Webinar with Ze’ev Orenstein”
- Watch “The City of David’s Ze’ev Orenstein on Real Meaning Behind Jerusalem Discoveries”
- Watch “What these Ancient Artifacts Reveal about Biblical Israel”
Pg 56:
- Part I: A Jewish and Democratic State
- Watch “Did you Know?”
- Watch “Did you Know?”
Pg 61:
- Optional: For Further Study and Reflection
Pg 63–64:
- Activity Two: Personal Research and Suggested Resources
- Watch “Being a Christian in the Middle East”
- Watch “I fled Darfur, escaped to Israel”
- Watch “Meet the Ahmadiyya Muslims of Israel”
- Read CUFI Fact Sheet: Israeli Government
- Read CUFI Fact Sheet: Christian Persecution in the Middle East
- Watch “Israel a Safe Place for Middle East Christians”
- Watch “Being a Christian in the Middle East”
Pg 67:
- Part I: Zooming out on Israel Society
- Watch “This is Israel 2018”
- Watch “This is Israel 2018”
Pg 71:
- Optional: For Further Study and Reflections
- Visit Israel21c.org
- Additional Resources
- Watch “The Diversity I Found in Israel”
- Watch “Tour Jerusalem’s Famous Mahane Yehuda Market!”
- Visit Israel21c.org
- Watch “The Diversity I Found in Israel”
Pg 77:
- Part I: Jewish Values and Israeli Innovation
- Watch “Israel Inside: Official Film”
- Watch “Israel Inside: Official Film”
Pg 80:
- Optional: For Further Study and Reflection
- Option #2: Newsworthy
- Visit nocamels.com
- Option #2: Newsworthy
Pg 81:
- Additional Resources
- Watch “How Wounded Syrians are Being Saved in Israel”
- Watch “Exposing the Surprising Heart of Israel”
- Watch “School for Syrian Refugees Built By, Israelis?”
- Watch “Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze Saving Lives in Israel”
- Visit israel21c.org
- Visit No Camels: Israeli Tech and Innovation News
- Watch “How Wounded Syrians are Being Saved in Israel”
Pg 85:
- Part I: Zionism Ascent
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Dreyfus Affair
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Dreyfus Affair
Pg 88:
- Did you know?
- Watch “What is Yiddish”
- Watch “What is Yiddish”
Pg 89:
- Optional: For Further Study and Reflection
- Read CUFI’s Fact Sheet: “Reverend Hechler, Theodor Herzl, and Zionism”
Pg 90:
- Additional Resources
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Dreyfus Affair and Theodor Herzl
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Dreyfus Affair and Theodor Herzl
Pg 94:
- Part I: Palestine in the age of the Ottoman Empire
- Watch “Jerusalem”
- Watch “Jerusalem”
Pg 97:
- Additional Resources
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Balfour Declaration
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Balfour Declaration
Pg 104:
- Part I: Jewish Life in Palestine under the British
- Watch “What is a Kibbutz?”
- Watch “What is a Kibbutz?”
Pg 107:
- Optional: For Further Study and Reflection
- Consider reading the article by Edy Cohen: “How the Mufti of Jerusalem Created the Permanent Problem of Palestinian Violence”
Pg 113:
- Part I: Hitler and Nazi Germany
- Watch “European Antisemitism From its Origins to the Holocaust”
- Watch “European Antisemitism From its Origins to the Holocaust”
Pg 114:
- Dig Deeper
- Watch The Watchman Episodes 51 and 52 to better understand this terrible period in world history
- Watch The Watchman Episode 51: Part One, Holocaust Survivor Irving Roth Shares His Miraculous Story
- Watch The Watchman Episode 52: Part Two, Holocaust Survivor Irving Roth Shares His Miraculous Story
- Watch The Watchman Episode 51: Part One, Holocaust Survivor Irving Roth Shares His Miraculous Story
- Watch “The Deportation of Jews from Hungary and Lodz to Auschwitz”
- Watch The Watchman Episodes 51 and 52 to better understand this terrible period in world history
Pg 117:
- Part II: Resistance and Righteous Gentiles
- Read “Faith to Action” silently or aloud with a group. Following your reading, share your thoughts and feedback.
Pg 118:
- Optional: For Further Study and Reflection
- Visit the Righteous Among the Nations page and read over some of the remarkable stories of courage.
Pg 119:
- Additional Resources
- “Faith to Action,” CUFI’s e-book
- Facing History and Ourselves: Resources for Teaching about the Holocaust
- Eva Stories on Instagram
- Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Night of Broken Glass
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Rescue of Denmark’s Jews
- Watch Never Again?, a CUFI original film
- Watch The Watchman Episode 51: Part One, Holocaust Survivor Irving Roth Shares His Miraculous Story
- Watch The Watchman Episode 52: Part Two, Holocaust Survivor Irving Roth Shares His Miraculous Story
Pg 123:
- Part I: The War Begins
- Watch “How the State of Israel was Born”
- Watch “How the State of Israel was Born”
Pg 127:
- Part II: The Impact of War
- Watch “Why Are There Still Palestinian Refugees?”
- Watch “Why Are There Still Palestinian Refugees?”
Pg 128:
- Meet:
- You can hear more of his story at israelcollective.org/icfilms. Watch “Am I The Enemy?”
- You can hear more of his story at israelcollective.org/icfilms. Watch “Am I The Enemy?”
Pg 130:
- Optional: For Further Study and Reflection:
- Explore “The Mizrahi Project”. Choose a few videos to watch. Then, write a brief response focusing on what you learned in this lesson about the Jewish refugees, your thoughts and feelings, and how this compares to the situation of the Palestinian refugees.
- Additional Resources
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: Israel’s 1948 Independence
- JIMENA: Preserve and Protect the Heritage of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews
- The Mizrahi Project: Telling Stories of Healing and Freedom
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: Israel’s 1948 Independence
Pg 141:
- Optional: For Further Study and Reflection
- Watch the short video “Israel’s Legal Founding”, produced by PragerU and available on YouTube and PragerU.com.
Pg 142:
- Additional Resources
Pg 150:
- Optional: For Further Study and Reflection
- OPTION #1: Watch the four-minute video, “50 Years after Six-Day War, ‘God’s on the Move’” and read the corresponding article.
- OPTION #2: Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Six Day War (1967)
- Additional Resources:
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History Video: The Three Nos of Khartoum
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History Video: Eli Cohen
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History Video: The Three Nos of Khartoum
Pg 161:
- Part I: The Surprise War
- Watch “The Yom Kippur War: How Israel Turned the Tide”
- Watch “The Yom Kippur War: How Israel Turned the Tide”
Pg 165:
- Optional: for Further Study and Reflection
- Watch “Golda Meir: Iron Lady of the Middle East”
- Read jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/meir-golda
- Watch “Golda Meir: Iron Lady of the Middle East”
Pg 169:
- Additional Resources
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: Yom Kippur War
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: Camp David Accords
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: Yom Kippur War
Pg 172:
- Part I: The First Lebanon War
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: 1982 First Lebanon War
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: 1982 First Lebanon War
Pg 176:
- Optional: For Further Study and Reflection
- Watch the documentary “Beneath the Helmet” and discuss with your study buddy or family and friends.
- Watch the documentary “Beneath the Helmet” and discuss with your study buddy or family and friends.
- Additional Resources
Pg 178:
- Before You Begin
- To recap Israel’s history and provide a brief overview of what is to be discussed, watch CUFI’s Micro History: Israel’s Sacrifice for Peace
- To recap Israel’s history and provide a brief overview of what is to be discussed, watch CUFI’s Micro History: Israel’s Sacrifice for Peace
Pg 188–189:
- Additional Resources
- Suggested Resources: The First Intifada
- “The Intifada 1987–1994: The Palestinian Uprising and the Israeli Response”
- “Israel’s Wars and Operations: The First Intifada”
- “The Intifada: 1987–1990”
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: First Intifada
- Suggested Resources: The Madrid Conference
- Suggested Resources: The Oslo Accords
- Suggested Resources: The Settlements
- “The Illegal Settlements Myth”
- Please note that, while this guide is slightly dated, it provides a strong overview of the core questions surrounding Israeli settlements.
- Suggested Resources: Camp David Summit (2000)
- Suggested Resources: The Second Intifada
- “The Second Intifada Begins”
- “The Second Intifada 2000”
- “The Situation on the Eve of the Second Intifada (2000)”
- “Al-Aqsa Intifada: Background and Overview”
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: Second Intifada
- Suggested Resources: The First Intifada
Pg 199:
- Optional: For Further Study and Reflection
- Additional Resources
- SUGGESTED RESOURCES: ISRAEL’S DISENGAGEMENT
- “Disengagement,” Anti-Defamation League
- “Understanding the Gaza Disengagement”
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: Gaza Disengagement
- SUGGESTED RESOURCES: SECURITY BARRIER
- SUGGESTED RESOURCES: 2006 LEBANON WAR
- SUGGESTED RESOURCES: OPERATION CAST LEAD
- “Operation Cast Lead (Gaza)”
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: Operation Cast Lead
- SUGGESTED RESOURCES: OPERATION PILLAR OF DEFENSE
- “Operation Pillar of Defense Objectives and Implications”
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: Operation Pillar of Defense
- SUGGESTED RESOURCES: OPERATION PROTECTIVE EDGE
- “Operation Protective Edge”
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: Operation Protective Edge
- SUGGESTED RESOURCES: ISRAEL’S DISENGAGEMENT
Pg 203–210:
- Part I: Current Threats
- Watch “The Tragic Plight of Palestinians”
- Incitement to Terror
- Watch “Abbas’ Children: A Culture of Hate”
- Watch “Abbas’ Children: A Culture of Hate”
- Lion’s Den
- Watch “Palestinian, Israeli Explain the Holy Land Conflict”
- Watch “Palestinian, Israeli Explain the Holy Land Conflict”
- Pay for Slay
- To dig deeper, consider watching CUFI’s Micro History: Stabbing Intifada
- Watch “CUFI Action Alert generates more than 1 million emails to Congress”
- To dig deeper, consider watching CUFI’s Micro History: Stabbing Intifada
- Watch “The Tragic Plight of Palestinians”
Pg 214:
- Part III: Christians United for Israel
- Watch “The Story Behind the President’s Executive Order”
- Watch “The Story Behind the President’s Executive Order”
Pg 215:
- Additional Resources
- Watch PragerU’s Video, “Why Does America Spend So Much on Israel?”
- Country Reports on Terrorism, State Department
- Watch “Am I The Enemy?”
- Read CUFI’s Fact Sheet – U.S. Aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces
- Read CUFI’s Fact Sheet – The Palestinians’ Plight: Their True Oppressors
- Watch PragerU’s Video, “Why Does America Spend So Much on Israel?”
Pg 219:
- Part I: The Attack
- Watch “Kfar Aza: A Living Nightmare”
- Watch “Kfar Aza: A Living Nightmare”
Pg 220:
Pg 221:
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: October 7 Denial
Pg 224–225:
- Part II: The World Responds
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: October 7 Global Reaction
- Watch “How Did October 7 Change Israel?”
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: October 7 Global Reaction
Pg 226–227:
- Optional: Further Study and Reflection
- Additional Resources
- Watch “How Did Hamas’ Attack Change Israel?”
- Watch “How Did October 7 Change Israel?”
- October 7 Attack – Survivor Testimonies Collection
- Watch “Remember. Reclaim. Rally.”
- Watch “A Hostage Family’s Story: Ronen and Orna Neutra, Parents of Omer Neutra”
- Watch “How Did Hamas’ Attack Change Israel?”
Pg 233:
- Part I: October 8 and Beyond
- Watch “Helmet Cam Footage from Operation ‘Arnon’”
- Watch “Helmet Cam Footage from Operation ‘Arnon’”
Pg 236:
- Think it Over:
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Pager Operation
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Pager Operation
- Let’s Discuss It:
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Rise and Demise of Hassan Nasrallah
- Watch CUFI’s Micro History: The Rise and Demise of Hassan Nasrallah
Pg 248:
- Part I: The Campus Climate
- Please read CUFI’s Fact Sheet: The Rising Tide of Antisemitism to learn more
View Fact Sheet
- Please read CUFI’s Fact Sheet: The Rising Tide of Antisemitism to learn more
Pg 251–252:
- Optional: For Further Study and Reflection:
- Option #1: Visit adl.org
- Additional Resources
- Watch “The Truth about Israel and South African Apartheid”
- View CUFI on Campus Prezi
- Read CUFI’s Fact Sheet: Explaining the BDS Movement
- Watch “The Truth about Israel and South African Apartheid”
Pg 258:
- Part I: CUFI on Campus
- Watch “Pro-Israel Students in America | CUFI On Campus”
- Take time to explore the CUFI on Campus website
- Watch “Pro-Israel Students in America | CUFI On Campus”
Pg 259–260:
- Part II: Combating Campus Antisemitism After Graduation
- Learn more at: CUFI Summit
- Learn more at: CUFI CL
- Learn more about hosting a CUFI event at: CUFI Host
- Additional Resources
- Watch “Israel Revealed by Millennial Christians from Portland”
- Watch “American Christians from Nashville Experience Israel”
- Watch “Israel Revealed by Millennial Christians from Portland”
