Category: Updates

Last night, President Trump delivered the first address of his second term in office to a joint session of Congress. This is akin to the State of the Union, but as the President’s term has only just begun, it’s simply billed a little differently. The President’s comments touched on a very wide range of topics, and as a single-issue organization, we were only focused on one: Standing with the Children of Israel.

Last week was among the most gut-wrenching for all Israel, her supporters, and anyone of conscience. No doubt our readers are aware of the horrific and brutal murder of baby Kfir, Ariel and Shiri Bibas. There is no depth to Hamas’s depravity.

After seeing the horrific images of Israeli hostages released from captivity malnourished, injured and brutalized, tomorrow we will be forced to contend with gut-wrenching scene of Hamas returning the remains of Kfir (nine months — at time of abduction ), Ariel (four years — at time of abduction) and Shiri (32 years – at time of abduction) to their loved ones.

This past weekend, the world – at least those of us who have still retained some measure of humanity – were shocked to see the state of the Israeli hostages released on Saturday by Hamas. President Trump likened them to Holocaust survivors. And what other comparison could there be? The hostages were gaunt, tortured and broken for no other reason than their being inheritors of God’s Covenant with the Children of Israel.

This week has been among the most consequential in the history of the U.S.-Israel relationship, with our seeing a diametric shift in Washington’s attitude towards Jerusalem and the world’s attitude towards the West’s leading powers. Let’s dive in.

This week will be a busy one for Israel and her allies, with the Prime Minister scheduled to visit Washington beginning this coming weekend and an initial vote tomorrow in the Senate on legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their absurd pursuit of Israeli leaders.

In the past three days, the world has again shifted on its axis. Praise G-d, three more hostages are home in the arms of their loving mothers and fathers. Here at home, President Donald Trump was sworn into office on Monday, making him just the second person to serve nonconsecutive terms (President Grover Cleveland being the other).

On Wednesday it was announced that a hostage agreement had finally been reached. The war doesn’t end until the last hostage comes home, but we are hopeful. 

Welcome to 2025 and the 119th Congress. In this week’s edition of the Action Update, we’ll discuss what we plan to focus upon and with whom we will be working in the coming year. But first, we’d like to reiterate our congratulations to Speaker Mike Johnson on his reelection to lead the House. Speaker Johnson’s leadership in the face of the anti-Israel and antisemitic voices on both sides of the aisle has been vital to safeguarding the U.S.-Israel relationship. He’s the right man for the job. 

In this week’s edition of the Action Update we discuss the demise of the Assad family’s half-century rule of Syria, and the current state of affairs in our nation’s capital. But first, the situation in Gaza demands our attention.