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 met secretly with Iran's foreign minister,
the week's news reminds us of the importance of ensuring CUFI's
voice is heard each-and-every day in Washington.

Peace Proposal Implementation Begins

This past weekend, the American and Israeli governments announced who
will sit on the bilateral committee that is tasked under President
Trump's peace proposal with laying out the specific areas in Judea and
Samaria that are to be annexed to Israel. This is a key step forward in
taking President Trump's vision for peace in the region and making it
a reality.

The CUFI Action Fund enjoys warm relationships with several individuals
on the committee, and some of them regularly speak at CUFI events. The
committee members are as follows:

American Team:

* US Ambassador to Israel David Freidman

* Senior Advisor at the US Embassy in Israel Aryeh Lightstone

* National Security Council Director of Israeli and Palestinian
Affairs Scott Leith

Israeli Team:

* Tourism Minister Yariv Levin

* Israel's Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer

* Director General of the Office of the Prime Minister (acting) Ronen
Peretz

As we've said from the beginning, no longer can Israel be held hostage
to Palestinian rejectionism. This committee's formulation shows
clearly that implementation of the peace proposal is moving forward in
spite of Palestinian intransigence.

Senator Meets with Top Iranian Official

Senator Chris Murphy's (D-CT) office has confirmed reports that the
Senator participated in a secret meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister
Javad Zarif during last week's Munich Security Conference. This is a
highly disturbing and unhelpful event, particularly in light of the U.S.
Treasury Department's sanctions against Zarif issued last July.
Murphy's decision to break bread with Iran's top propagandist
empowers the Islamic Republic's brutal regime and undermines efforts
to diplomatically isolate the world's leading sponsor of terror.

Contrary to Murphy's misguided approach to foreign affairs, the CUFI
Action Fund supports speaking to the regime in the only language they
understand: strength. At this time, the Action Fund is reiterating our
calls for sanctions against Tehran to snapback into place and for the
Trump administration to end civilian nuclear waivers for Iran.

We have long held that - regardless of party affiliation

- rogue foreign policy maneuvers by Members of Congress only serve to
undermine efforts to bring Iran to heel. The American people support the
effort to maximize pressure on Iran. No Senator or Representative should
be holding secret, unauthorized meetings with officials from a regime
that leads chants of "death to American" and "death to Israel."

Washington Summit

Regular readers of The Action Update will know that last week CUFI held
its largest ever Leadership Summit. This event brought together hundreds
of top CUFI supporters, pastors of major congregations and highly
engaged activists to hear from experts and officials on a range of
issues such as Ambassador Ron Dermer and Special Envoy to Monitor and
Combat Anti-Semitism, Elam Carr. With developments like those discussed
above, our Leadership Summit could not have come at a more important
time.

Likewise, our annual Washington Summit, which will be held on June
28-30, will be pivotal, and we need voices like yours in our nation's
capital to hear from American and Israeli leaders and take our message
to our elected officials.

In previous years, Summit attendees have heard from Vice President Mike
Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu. This year will be our largest Washington Summit to date. Keep
reading The Update to stay on top of the issues that matter most to the
US-Israel relationship and to hear about Summit developments as
announcements are made.

Sincerely,
CUFI Action Fund Team

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