In this week’s Update we are pleased to open with some tremendous success on the state front. We’ll then delve into some recent events in the Middle East. And finally, we take a moment to reflect on the commemoration and celebration that Israelis are engaged in this week.
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The Action Update: The Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy.
In this week’s Update, we focus on a core issue with the Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy: their failure to back up words with actions. This failure stretches into a number of arenas with which Israel’s supporters are concerned, but this week we’ll focus on Team Biden’s interactions with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Palestinian Authority (PA).
The Action Update: Still Paying Terrorists, and Aiding and Abetting America’s Enemies
In recent weeks, the Update has been largely focused on events in Washington and state capitals around the country. This week, we broaden our view a bit and go from Washington to Ramallah, and from Tehran to Beijing, as we bring you the latest information relevant to Israel’s supporters across the country.
The Action Update: Colin Kahl, Iran and an Anti-BDS Victory
This edition of the Update could be titled the good, the bad, and the ugly, just not that in order. But no matter what the news, we offer it, straightforward, unvarnished and without hesitation.
CUFI Action Fund Reacts to SASC Vote on Kahl
(03/24/2021) WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) Action Fund, released the following statement concerning today’s vote on the nomination of Colin Kahl to serve as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy in the Senate Committee on Armed Services:
”The CUFI Action Fund is disappointed in Senator Manchin’s decision to support Dr. Kahl’s nomination, especially in the face of widespread opposition in West Virginia.
“None have questioned the accuracy of the claims we have made concerning Dr. Kahl’s record. He remains a serial Iran appeaser and his record of antagonism towards Israel is shameful.
“As the tied committee vote shows, Dr. Kahl is an overtly partisan pick. His advancement harms the longstanding bipartisan consensus on a range of national security issues.
“The battle over Dr. Kahl’s nomination has been and remains a competition between the power of elites and the will of the people. As this partisan nomination moves forward, we urge the Senate to reject Colin Kahl and call upon the White House to put forth a nominee who can garner wide bipartisan support.”
The CUFI Action Fund, a nonprofit 501(c)(4), nonpartisan organization, is related to the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization, Christians United for Israel (CUFI). The Action Fund is dedicated to ensuring our elected officials hear the perspective of the millions of Christian Zionists across the country.
CUFI Action Fund Launches Six-Figure Ad-Buy in West Virginia Opposing Kahl Nomination
(03/19/2021) WASHINGTON – On Friday, the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) Action Fund launched a six-figure digital and television ad buy in West Virginia highlighting Colin Kahl’s history of pro-Iran and anti-Israel positions and asking the state’s residents to contact Sen. Joe Manchin and express opposition to Kahl’s nomination to serve as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy.
“As the ad notes, Colin Kahl is unfit to serve. His positions on issues of import to pro-Israel voters are far outside the mainstream. In the past, Sen. Manchin has shown courage and independence in his foreign policy approach. On a number of occasions, he has personally sat down to hear the views of his pro-Israel constituents. In that spirit, we hope that Sen. Manchin elects to oppose Dr. Kahl,” said CUFI Action Fund Chairwoman Sandra Parker.
The CUFI Action Fund, a nonprofit 501(c)(4), nonpartisan organization, is related to the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization, Christians United for Israel (CUFI). The Action Fund is dedicated to ensuring our elected officials hear the perspective of the millions of Christian Zionists across the country.
The Action Update: Iran and West Virginia Shaping Foreign Policy
In this week’s Action Update we focus on Iran and West Virginia. These two places are both literally and figuratively pretty far apart, but this week the Islamic Republic and the Mountain State sit at the nexus of American foreign policy.
The Action Update: ICC Targeting Israel, Palestinian Elections and a BDS Victory
In this week’s Update we address the International Criminal Court (ICC) joining the international community’s tradition of unfairly targeting Israel, the Palestinian people’s less than great choices in their upcoming (maybe) election, and try once again to end with a bit of good news.
CUFI Welcomes Utah Legislature Passage of Anti-BDS Legislation
(03/08/2021) WASHINGTON – On Monday, the local and national leadership of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization, welcomed the Utah State Legislature’s Friday passage of S.B. 186, the Utah Anti-Boycott Israel Amendments legislation. This legislation prohibits state entities from contracting with companies that boycott Israel.
“I believe the passage of S.B. 186 is essential to demonstrate Utah’s continued support of Israel’s rights as a nation to engage in free trade without the unwarranted attempts to do damage to its economy. Israel is the U.S.’s best friend in the region and we should stand with her as opportunities allow,” said CUFI Utah State Director, Pastor Craig McCune, the Senior Pastor at New Creation Church in Sandy.
“CUFI’s more than 65,000 members across the state of Utah and 10 million members around the country warmly welcome the overwhelming support this bill received in the Utah State Legislature. We must ensure the anti-Semitic movement to boycott the world’s only Jewish state receives no quarter in any state in the Union and Utah is doing its part,” said CUFI founder and Chairman Pastor John Hagee.
“This legislation enjoyed widespread bipartisan support at a time when such is rarely the case in state capitals across the country. We are deeply grateful to Senator Jerry Stevenson and Representative Francis Gibson for their strong leadership on this legislation and we look forward to Governor Spencer Cox signing this bill into law without delay,” said CUFI Action Fund Chairwoman Sandra Parker.
With more than 10 million members, Christians United for Israel is the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States and one of the leading Christian grassroots movements in the world. CUFI spans all fifty states and reaches millions with its educational message.
The CUFI Action Fund, a nonprofit 501(c)(4), nonpartisan organization, is related to the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization, Christians United for Israel (CUFI). The Action Fund is dedicated to ensuring our elected officials hear the perspective of the millions of Christian Zionists across the country.
CUFI Condemns ICC Decision
(03/03/2021) WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, the leadership of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization, condemned the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israeli and Palestinian actions since June 13, 2014.
“The only thing more predictable than today’s ICC announcement is the outcome of that investigation. The ICC has already shown its hand. It conferred jurisdiction upon itself and is limiting its investigation to events that took place one day after three Israeli boys were kidnapped and murdered by Hamas terrorists. Like the Goldstone report and so many international examinations of events in the region, the ICC will undoubtedly seek to find fault with every Israeli act of defense and seek to forgive every Palestinian act of aggression,” said CUFI founder and Chairman Pastor John Hagee.
“International institutions have done themselves and the world a grave disservice by undermining their own legitimacy with anti-Israel witch hunts. The ICC will now join that abysmal tradition. Thankfully, the consequences of the ICC’s action will be limited. Despite decades of institutionalized international anti-Semitism, the Jewish state has continued to survive and thrive. Tomorrow will be no different,” Hagee added.
“The only consequence of the ICC’s probe should be the maintenance and possible expansion of sanctions against those individuals associated with this charade. International institutions made up of individuals that make sport of attacking the Jewish state must be held accountable by Israel’s allies. We commend the Biden administration for maintaining current ICC related designations and urge the White House to continue exercising sound judgement with respect to the same,” said CUFI Action Fund Chairwoman Sandra Parker.
With more than 10 million members, Christians United for Israel is the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States and one of the leading Christian grassroots movements in the world. CUFI spans all fifty states and reaches millions with its educational message.
The CUFI Action Fund, a nonprofit 501(c)(4), nonpartisan organization, is related to the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization, Christians United for Israel (CUFI). The Action Fund is dedicated to ensuring our elected officials hear the perspective of the millions of Christian Zionists across the country.
