Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2019To: Friends & SupportersFrom: Gary L. Bauer, Director Yom Kippur AttackThere is disturbing news today of an attempted attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany, which is not far from Leipzig. Two people were reportedly shot and killed after a gunman attempted to gain access to the synagogue. He fired repeated shots at the gate and threw a grenade into the synagogue's cemetery. Other reports indicate there were multiple attackers.The victims were killed outside the synagogue, but the gate clearly prevented a far worse atrocity. It is unfortunate that Halle's Jewish community felt compelled to lock itself behind gates on Yom Kippur.This attack on the holiest of Jewish holidays - is another sad reminder of the growing anti-Semitism across Europe. The Wall Street Journal ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) reports that Germany has suffered a surge of anti-Semitism "after the arrival of hundreds of thousands of mainly Middle Eastern migrants since 2015."Earlier this week, a Syrian refugee ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) was arrested in Limburg after hijacking a truck and deliberately slamming into oncoming traffic. Fortunately, no one was killed in that attack.In related news, French President Emmanuel Macron ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) yesterday addressed a memorial service for the four victims of last week's terrorist attack inside the Paris police headquarters. He urged his countrymen to create a "society of vigilance." Macron warned that "all the combined services of the state alone, will not be able to overcome the Islamist Hydra. It's up to the entire nation, which needs to unite, mobilize and be ready to act."While this is certainly true, it is also incumbent upon Western governments to ensure that they are not importing more hate into their countries. Sadly, anti-Semitism is rampant ( [link removed] ) throughout the Middle East and in many parts of Africa.Khamenei Lies AgainIran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ), is once again repeating one of his favorite lies -- that the development of nuclear weapons is banned by Islam, or at least his interpretation of it. Khamenei also insisted that "Iran has firmly avoided" building nuclear weapons even though it has the technology.That is a blatant lie.We know Iran has a well-developed nuclear weapons program. We have known that ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) for years. But more recently, Israel seized ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) Iran's nuclear weapons archive. We know Iran has an advanced ballistic missile program, which it recently unleashed on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities. And the ayatollah ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) and other top Iranian leaders ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) are constantly threatening a second Holocaust by annihilating the Jewish state.Why on earth would we ever trust the ayatollah's claim that Iran will not develop nuclear weapons? Why would we ever trust anything the world's leading state-sponsor of terrorism says? Christians United for Israel Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, donations are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. To make a donation, please call 202-738-4714, or send a check to:CUFI Action Fund ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ )300 Pennsylvania Avenue, SEWashington, D.C. 20001EMAIL GARY BAUER ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ) CUFI Action Fund300 Pennsylvania Avenue, SEWashington, D.C. 20001 Update your Email Preferences ( [link removed] ) or Unsubscribe ( [link removed] )
