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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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November 25, 2019 at 8:12 PM

Iran Warnings & Sanctions

Date:    Monday, November 25, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Iran Warnings & SanctionsGeneral Kenneth McKenzie, the head of U.S. forces in the Middle East, told the New York Times last week that he expects Iran to continue destabilizing the re…
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November 22, 2019 at 7:30 PM

The Pressure & The Protests

Date:    Friday, November 22, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​The Pressure & The ProtestsThe protests that have rocked Iran this past week are largely due to the tremendous economic pressure the country is facing from renewed sanctions imposed …
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November 21, 2019 at 8:59 PM

Round Three

Date:    Thursday, November 21, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Round ThreeYesterday afternoon, Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz informed Israeli President Reuvin Rivlin that he, just like current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was unabl…
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November 20, 2019 at 7:27 PM

Iran Attacks Israel

Date:    Wednesday, November 20, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Iran Attacks IsraelEarly this morning, Israeli forces struck multiple targets in Syria in response to a barrage of rockets that were fired yesterday toward the Golan Heights.  Accordi…
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November 19, 2019 at 9:20 PM

Settlements Are Not The Obstacle

Date:    Tuesday, November 19, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Settlements Are Not The ObstacleSecretary of State Mike Pompeo made a major announcement yesterday when he declared that the United States would no longer recognize a controversial lega…
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November 18, 2019 at 8:11 PM

Iran Erupts

Date:    Monday, November 18, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Iran EruptsAnti-government protests swept across Iran this weekend as the Iranian people erupted in outrage over Tehran's latest moves to stabilize its economy, which included a 50% incr…
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November 15, 2019 at 7:49 PM

Israel's Fight To Exist

Date:    Friday, November 15, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Israel's Fight To ExistIsrael's conflict with Islamic Jihad this week highlighted once again the daily struggle the Jewish state faces.  No other nation on earth is regularly threatened …
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November 14, 2019 at 6:48 PM

Ceasefire

Date:    Thursday, November 14, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Ceasefire?A tenuous truce appears to be holding in the fight between Israel and Islamic Jihad.  A ceasefire went into effect at 5:30 AM.  There was a small barrage of rockets fired at …
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November 13, 2019 at 8:43 PM

Day 2

Date:    Wednesday, November 13, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Day 2Israel's fight against Islamic Jihad is continuing for a second day.  Reports of "relative calm" overnight were shattered by a barrage of rocket fire this morning, bringing the t…
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November 12, 2019 at 8:44 PM

Israel vs. Islamic Jihad

Date:    Tuesday, November 12, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Israel vs. Islamic JihadWhile we were all eating breakfast and getting our kids off to school this morning, Israelis were running to bomb shelters.  Israel took out Bahaa Abu el-Atta, o…
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November 11, 2019 at 7:47 PM

Iran's Human Rights Record

Date:    Monday, November 11, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Iran's Human Rights RecordThe Islamic Republic of Iran is an existential threat to Israel and its main enemy in the Middle East.  It is also not just a threat to Israel.  As we have note…
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November 8, 2019 at 8:47 PM

Confronting Iran

Date:    Friday, November 8, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Confronting IranSecretary of State Mike Pompeo responded forcefully yesterday to multiple reports of Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear deal.  The violations are significant because I…
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November 7, 2019 at 8:36 PM

Iranian Intransigence

Date:    Thursday, November 7, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Iranian IntransigenceMassimo Aparo, the top inspector at the International Atomic Energy Agency, warned world leaders yesterday that Iran continues to stonewall the IAEA's investigation…
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November 6, 2019 at 8:29 PM

Iran Ups The Ante

Date:    Wednesday, November 6, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Iran Ups The AnteThe Islamic Republic of Iran just took a major step toward non-compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal.  Yesterday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced that Iran …
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November 5, 2019 at 8:42 PM

Mayhem In The Middle East

Date:    Tuesday, November 5, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Mayhem In The Middle EastThere are big developments taking place in Iraq and Lebanon.  Massive protests against corruption have erupted in both countries, threatening Tehran's grip on th…
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November 4, 2019 at 5:26 PM

Iran Celebrates Hostage Crisis

Date:    Monday, November 4, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Iran Celebrates Hostage CrisisChants of "Death to America!  Death to Israel!" filled the streets of Tehran and towns across Iran today as Iranians celebrated the 40th anniversary of the s…
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November 1, 2019 at 7:55 PM

Imperial Iran

Date:    Friday, November 1, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Imperial IranAs we have repeatedly documented in these reports, Iran is the cause of chaos and instability in the Middle East.  Some had hoped that the 2015 nuclear deal would incentivize…