As the year winds down, we have taken stock of what we've accomplished
and what we are focusing on in the year to come. It's beyond cliché
to say that 2020 has been a year replete with challenges, but for Israel
and for the Action Fund, the news wasn't all bad. With the help of
America's leadership, the Israelis have normalized relations with no
less than five countries in recent months, with Morocco and Bhutan
joining the UAE, Bahrain and Sudan, just last week. And for the Action
Fund, we've seen a host of our top priorities move forward.

Legislative Agenda

On Monday, just a few months after thousands of CUFI supporters
contacted the White House calling on the administration to impose
sanctions against Turkey for Ankara's purchase of the S-400 missile
system, the administration did just that. And that was just the latest
in our successes this year.

In 2020 we saw the

**Never Again Education Act** signed into law. We've seen both the

**US-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act** and the

**US-Israel Military Capability Act** included in the

**National Defense Authorization Act** (NDAA), which has passed both
houses of Congress and awaits the President's signature. This bill
also included additional Action Fund priorities such as support for
Israeli missile defense and anti-money laundering provisions aimed at
disrupting the illicit activities of terrorists.

Rounding out the list of Action Fund backed items that we expect to move
forward is US military aid to Israel, and all indications are that it
will be included in the forthcoming Congressional budget resolution.

Barring a dramatic turn of events, we'll be three-for-three on our
2020 Summit legislative agenda items and we've already seen progress
on many other priorities.

But Our Work Isn't Done

Last week, our Senior Director of Policy and Communications authored an
op-ed

laying out our position on any future negotiations with Iran. In the
coming weeks, we'll be putting out a piece doing the same with regard
to Turkey. And of course, there remains the problem of Hezbollah in
Lebanon and America's continued unconditional support for the Lebanese
Armed Forces.

These issues and more will need to be tackled in the coming year. But we
have every confidence that we'll be able to strengthen the US-Israel
relationship and keep the two countries' shared enemies at bay with
your continued support.

2021

Washington is going to be different next year. But our policies do not
change based on who is in office. When we disagreed with Presidents
Obama and Trump, we let them know. When we agreed, we worked together.
The same will be true of the incoming administration. There will be
points of divergence, and there will be common ground, but no matter
what, we will continue to stand up for the policies backed by the
millions of Christian Zionists across the United States.

The Update will be on hiatus until next year. We wish you and yours a
merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

Sincerely,

CUFI Action Fund Team

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