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The temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was violated by the
terror group and has now ended, but not before 75 Israeli and 24 foreign
hostages were released by Hamas. There have been numerous important
developments this week, so let's get right to it.

**#MeToo, Unless You're a Jew**

The short ceasefire that began last week and saw the release of dozens
of hostages broke down shortly after Hamas violated the terms by
refusing to release more hostages and attacking Israelis - including
the murder of three Israelis in Jerusalem by a Hamas terrorist.
Subsequently, the Israeli negotiating team left Qatar, and Israel's
ground operations in Gaza have resumed with more than 200 terrorist
targets hit since the end of the pause in the fighting. As of this
writing, Israel's ground operation has moved south to the Hamas
terrorist stronghold of Khan Yunis.

Among the most horrific of the atrocities committed against the Israelis
by Hamas barbarians were acts of the most depraved sexual violence
against women and girls. The silence from women's rights groups and
others who are consistently vocal about this most heinous of crimes has
been deafening.

Many in the progressive community are perfectly happy looking away and
dismissing the accounts of those who survived Hamas's brutalization.
This is perhaps best exemplified by Rep. Pramila Jayapal's (D-WA)
heated exchange with CNN's Dana Bash, during which Jayapal failed to
condemn Hamas's sexual violence and tried to refocus the conversation
on Israel; this resulted in the veteran CNN reporter bluntly telling the
antisemitic Congresswoman, "But you don't see Israeli soldiers
raping Palestinian women."

A number of elected officials, including Democrat Reps Debbie Wasserman
Schultz (D-FL) and Ritchie Torres (D-NY), responded directly to
Jayapal's appalling comments. We are deeply grateful to all those of
our elected officials who have displayed exceptional moral clarity by
vigorously standing with Israel in numerous ways. For example, Sen. John
Fetterman (D-PA) has displayed the posters of kidnaped Israelis
throughout his office and vowed to keep them up until all the hostages
come home.

**Clear-Eyed Moral Courage**

For years, CUFI has worked to get the U.S. to stop funding the United
Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) because it facilitates and
participates in indoctrinating children into a hateful ideology of
violence against Jews. Specifically, UNRWA textbooks have long
documented an ideology of hate and violence, which has prolonged the
conflict for generations. Further, the agency facilities are being used
by Hamas's military operations to house arms and stolen humanitarian
resources.

Last week, Germany suspended all aid to UNRWA based on what the Israelis
had shown the world about the UN organization to that  point.  Then
over the weekend, Israeli forces found more UNRWA infrastructure being
used to house Hamas's weapons and reports emerged that a teacher
working for the agency held an Israeli civilian hostage in the Gaza
Strip.

CUFI here in the U.S. and CUFI U.K. released a statement Monday morning
calling upon both Washington and London to follow Berlin's lead and
end all aid to this terrorist-supporting entity. And CUFI founder and
Chairman Pastor John Hagee had this to say about the matter:

CUFI applauds the clear-eyed moral courage of the German government to
recognize that UNRWA helps Hamas maintain its grip over the Palestinian
people, infect children with antisemitic lies, and divert resources
toward building and maintaining the most significant terror
infrastructure in the world. President Biden should follow Germany's
lead by ordering a suspension of U.S. taxpayer dollars to an
organization that provides in-kind contributions to murderers and
hostage takers. 

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**Begrudging Support **

Meanwhile in our nation's capital, there is increased rhetoric from
the Biden administration, most recently from Vice President Harris,
expressing significant concern for Palestinian civilian casualties and
begrudging support for Israel's right to defend itself - while not
stating the obvious, which is that Hamas and Hamas alone is responsible
for what has transpired in Gaza.

It's clear that many of President Biden's staff and appointees have
a deep enmity towards Israel. During the weeks and months ahead - as
Israel methodically eradicates Hamas as a military entity - our job is
to ensure that the warriors on the ground have the means and the tools
to vanquish the terrorists on Israel's doorstep. That means that we
will continue to push for Israel to receive the $14.3 billion emergency
military assistance package without any further delay.

Likewise, as the international organizations and the mainstream media
increasingly ignore the 10/7 massacre, acting as if Israel's war
against Hamas happened in a vacuum (to borrow a phrase), our job is to
stay informed and share what we learn in our churches, communities,
online and with our elected leaders. And with your continued support, we
at the Action Fund know that on all fronts, and in every battle, the
forces of good will prevail.

Sincerely,

The CUFI Action Fund Team

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