50+ Messages / Page

  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
September 23, 2020 at 3:44 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Regular readers of the Action Update know that Iran’s support for terror is so prevalent that it’s hardly even newsworthy anymore. The same goes for the Islamic Republic’s efforts to develop a nuclear weapon. And sadly, the internation…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
September 17, 2020 at 1:46 PM

The Action Update

An Update from CUFI Action Fund This week’s Action Update is being written just hours after CUFI’s founder and Chairman Pastor John Hagee, the CUFI Action Fund’s Chairwoman Sandra Parker, and several other CUFI staff were at the White House witnessing leaders fromIsrael, th…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
September 2, 2020 at 3:53 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Earlier this week it was reported that the French Minister of the Armed Forces, said, “Hezbollah is a legitimate political party.” In this week’s Action Update we’ll discuss recent events in Lebanon (spoiler alert: the French are wrong…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
August 25, 2020 at 4:01 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the Middle East this week, where he is meeting with leaders in Israel as well as several Arab countries in the hopes of replicating the normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates and…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
August 19, 2020 at 12:34 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund This week’s Action Update could easily be dubbed the good news, bad news edition. Across the Middle East we saw truly historic events – some that fill us with joy, others that cause us to shake our heads in utter disappointment. But le…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
August 12, 2020 at 4:51 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund As we were sitting down to write last week’s Action Update, news was just coming out about the blast in Beirut. This week, we’ll share what’s been reported, and what we feel must come in the wake of this horrific tragedy. In addition, …
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
July 29, 2020 at 4:29 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Over the past week, we’ve seen a whirlwind of activity both in Washington and Israel. These events remind us of the vital importance of ensuring our voice is heard loud and clear in our nation’s capital. Hezbollah Attack On Monday mor…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
July 22, 2020 at 7:58 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund On June 20th, the Department of Defense was mandated by law to report to Congress on the status of efforts of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to extricate Hezbollah from both its entrenched position in southern Lebanon and its infiltra…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 3:06 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund This past week, we have seen a host of activity, including significant progress on our efforts to advance policy and impact the national conversation about Israel. Standing Up to the Anti-Zionists On Monday, CUFI founder and Chairman …
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
July 8, 2020 at 4:16 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund When President Trump unveiled his much anticipated proposal for peace in the Middle East, he noted in his remarks, “As everyone knows, I have done a lot for Israel: moving the United States Embassy to Jerusalem; recognizing the Golan H…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
July 1, 2020 at 6:32 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund This week, tens of thousands of Americans tuned into to the 2020 Virtual Summit. We were thrilled to hear from a host of top leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, ambassadors David Friedma…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
June 25, 2020 at 2:39 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Beginning on Sunday, Christians United for Israel will be holding its annual summit – albeit virtually. Announced speakers include Secretary of State Pompeo, Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Rivlin, Ambassadors Friedman and Dermer, …
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
June 18, 2020 at 4:20 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund One of the cornerstones of the US-Israel relationship is that with American support, Israel can acquire the most advanced means in which to defend itself. American aid enables Israel to maintain a qualitative military edge in a turbule…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
June 10, 2020 at 10:01 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund In this week’s Action Update, we stroll through the Shia Crescent, from Iran to Lebanon, to discuss a whirlwind of issues relevant to U.S. national security and Israel. While we supported President Trump’s decision to rip up the Iran n…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
June 4, 2020 at 10:50 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund This week’s Action Update comes at an unprecedented time for our country. While we are a single issue organization, we are a Christian organization and cannot ignore the suffering and frustrations of our brethren. Christians United for…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
May 28, 2020 at 2:38 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Things are beginning to slowly return to normal in Washington, and as a result, elected officials and their staffs have had the breathing room to focus on items other than the novel coronavirus pandemic. In this week’s Action Update, we…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
May 20, 2020 at 8:15 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Support for democracy, the rule of law, and equal rights are not Republican or Democratic values. They are core Western principles, and they are among the values that underpin the US-Israel relationship. That is why this special alliance…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
May 14, 2020 at 5:19 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund According to a report released this week by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), 2019 saw more anti-Semitic incidents in the US than any previous year - since the ADL began tracking these numbers four decades ago. This is an abomination. We …
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
May 6, 2020 at 8:53 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund This past week, the Action Fund was focused on confronting two seemingly perennial enemies: the radical regime in Iran and the rising tide of anti-Semitism. The global pandemic, it would appear, has not softened the hearts of those who hat…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
April 30, 2020 at 4:52 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund In this week’s Action Update, we’ll be covering a wide range of issues. Despite the worldwide pandemic, from Washington to Baghdad, Israel’s detractors and America’s enemies have not changed their stripes. The threats are still there, and i…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
April 22, 2020 at 9:47 PM

The Action Update

An Update from CUFI Action Fund Yesterday, the world commemorated Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, yet sadly, the evil scourge of anti-Semitism continues to spread across our country and around the world. Nonetheless, the US-Israel relationship is stronger than it has ever b…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
April 15, 2020 at 5:39 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , Last week, Omar Barghouti, the founder of the anti-Semitic movement to Boycott, Divest from and Sanction (BDS) Israel, informed the world that while he supports a boycott of Israel, if the Jewish state develops a vaccine for the …
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
April 8, 2020 at 4:52 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , We’ve all heard and seen stories substantiating the belief that the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing out the best and worst in people. The same is true in the context of governments. This week, a group of American and European dipl…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
April 1, 2020 at 1:49 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , The focus of this week’s CUFI Action Update is going to touch on a different aspect of our work. While the Action Fund does not engage in electioneering, and we see most Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle as generally…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
March 25, 2020 at 2:05 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , This week, as the Action Fund Team continues our efforts to advance policy through virtual interactions, we saw some positive developments in the US-Israel relationship and even one coming out of Lebanon. Unfortunately, as this cri…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
March 18, 2020 at 12:07 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , As everyone is well aware, this week’s Action Update comes amidst a significant change in our daily interactions as Americans. Washington is largely physically shutdown, but that does not mean our work ceases. We’re taking full adv…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
March 11, 2020 at 3:08 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , Over the past week, a significant amount has transpired on several issues on which the CUFI Action Fund Team focuses. We saw additional support and momentum building behind the Never Again Education Act in the Senate, progress in e…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
March 4, 2020 at 5:36 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , This week in Washington the CUFI Action Fund saw a flurry of activity on issues ranging from the fight against anti-Semitism to the continued expansion of President Trump’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran. Never Again Educat…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
February 26, 2020 at 3:24 PM

The Action Update

An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , Escalations in Israel During the past week, we saw another flare up along the Gaza-Israel border with approximately 80 rockets fired into Israel by terrorists affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The skirmish began last Wednes…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
February 19, 2020 at 10:03 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , Over the past week, the CUFI Action Fund has been monitoring and responding to events both heartening and troubling. From developments regarding President Trump’s Middle East peace proposal, to revelations that a sitting US Senator m…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
February 13, 2020 at 8:18 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , This week’s update comes to you from San Antonio, where CUFI has just wrapped up its largest Leadership Summit ever. Attendees at the event heard from a host of experts like the Foundation for Defense of Democracy’s Jonathen Schanze…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
February 7, 2020 at 12:35 AM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , In this week’s CUFI Action Update we are going to update readers on the current state of the peace proposal, delve into the Arab world’s reaction to the proposal including the thaw underway between certain nations and Israel, and to…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
January 30, 2020 at 2:53 PM

The Action Update

Preview An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , White House Peace Proposal On Tuesday, CUFI founder and Chairman Pastor John Hagee and CUFI Action Fund Chairwoman Sandra Parker were on hand as President Trump laid out his proposal for peace in the Middle East. As Pastor Hagee no…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
January 22, 2020 at 11:15 PM

The Action Update

An Update from CUFI Action Fund Dear , The CUFI Action Fund had a strong finish to 2019, and we’ve hit the ground running in the New Year. In 2020 we’re changing up the way we communicate with our cadre of core activists and policy community professionals. Starting today, the Acti…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 19, 2019 at 9:10 PM

Pompeo Takes On Iran

Date:    Thursday, December 19, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Pompeo Takes On IranI was honored this morning to hear firsthand an important speech by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as the Trump Administration continues to tighten the screws on th…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 18, 2019 at 9:43 PM

A Hero Laid To Rest

Date:    Wednesday, December 18, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​A Hero Laid To RestJersey City Detective Joseph Seals was laid to rest yesterday.  Thousands of fellow law enforcement officers from nearby communities lined up 12 deep to pay their l…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 17, 2019 at 8:46 PM

Pompeo Pushes Back

Date:    Tuesday, December 17, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Pompeo Pushes BackLast month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the Trump Administration no longer recognized a controversial legal opinion from the Carter years known as th…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 16, 2019 at 9:16 PM

Esper Urges Action

Date:    Monday, December 16, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Esper Urges ActionSecretary of Defense Mark Esper urged the Iraqi government today to take action to prevent additional Iranian attacks against U.S. military personnel.  As we reported l…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 8:29 PM

Defending Jewish Students

Date:    Friday, December 13, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Defending Jewish StudentsAs you know, President Trump signed an executive order this week instructing the federal government to take serious steps to root out anti-Semitism on America's …
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 12, 2019 at 9:28 PM

Round Three

Date:    Thursday, December 12, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Round ThreeIf you're frustrated by the degree of gridlock in Washington, just try to imagine how Israelis must feel about the gridlock in Jerusalem!  At the stroke of midnight, the fin…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 11, 2019 at 6:33 PM

Trump Tackles Anti-Semitism

Date:    Wednesday, December 11, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Trump Tackles Anti-SemitismAs you know, fighting anti-Semitism is a top priority for Christians United for Israel and CUFI Action Fund.  As a Trump-appointee to the U.S. Commission on…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 10, 2019 at 7:59 PM

Who's To Blame

Date:    Tuesday, December 10, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Who's To Blame?In recent weeks, several bases in Iraq housing U.S. and coalition troops have come under attack from rocket fire.  According to CNN, there have been nine such rocket atta…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 9, 2019 at 7:20 PM

Palestinian Incitement

Date:    Monday, December 9, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Palestinian IncitementPalestinian incitement against the state of Israel and its Jewish citizens continues to be one of the major impediments to peace.  As we noted Friday, the Internatio…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 6, 2019 at 9:01 PM

Netanyahu, Pompeo & Iran

Date:    Friday, December 6, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Netanyahu, Pompeo & IranAmid increasing reports of Iranian threats, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met in Lisbon, Portugal.  The prime mi…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 5, 2019 at 5:27 PM

Iran's Threat To America II

Date:    Thursday, December 5, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Iran's Threat To America IIYesterday, we reported on the threat Iran poses to the United States domestically through its terrorist proxy Hezbollah.  Today, there are several reports war…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 9:08 PM

Iran's Threat To America

Date:    Wednesday, December 4, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Iran's Threat To AmericaAs we have repeatedly noted, Iran is an existential threat to Israel.  The supreme leader of the Iranian regime, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, routinely calls for the…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 8:43 PM

Pompeo Discusses The Middle East

Date:    Tuesday, December 3, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Pompeo Discusses The Middle EastYesterday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participated in a forum at the University of Louisville.  After delivering a speech about U.S. policy toward Lat…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
December 2, 2019 at 9:36 PM

The Unrest Continues

Date:    Monday, December 2, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​The Unrest ContinuesThe tyrants in Tehran appear to have put down the massive protests that were taking place in the streets of many Iranian cities.  But the unrest is far from over.  The…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
November 27, 2019 at 5:05 PM

Be Thankful

Date:    Wednesday, November 27, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Be ThankfulI love Thanksgiving.  It's not just a day off work.  It's not a day devoted to parades and football.  It's not even about turkeys and pumpkin pies. As the name makes clear,…
  CUFI Action Fund · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 9:00 PM

Day Of Rage

Date:    Tuesday, November 26, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Day Of RageThousands of Palestinians are participating in protests and riots today after various groups, including President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah Party, called for a "Day of Rage." Wha…