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Vanity Fair
February 26, 2018
“I've lost the capacity to gauge the opprobrium—what's irrational versus what's a reasonable amount of Internet outrage these days,” said James Bennet, editorial-page editor of The New York Times, and someone talked about as a future contender for the Times's top newsroom job. “Look,” he went on,ÃÂ ...
The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
February 23, 2018
Speakers in support included Moshe Katz, Hilary Miller, Rabbi Avi Zarmi, and a representative from Christians United for Israel. Others opposed the bill, including Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, chair of J Street's Madison chapter. He said he opposes the BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) movement but saw theÃÂ ...
Heritage Florida Jewish News
February 16, 2018
A majority of Americans are more-or-less pro-Israel and the Israel-focused Christians United for Israel boasts over three million members. CUFI members provide financial and political support for Israel within the United States and in Israel. Such support for Israel is laudable. While such groups will alwaysÃÂ ...
Southern Poverty Law Center
February 14, 2018
In a 2007 speech at the Christians United for Israel convention, Gabriel described Arabs this way: “They have no soul, they are dead set on killing and destruction. And in the name of something they call 'Allah' which is very different from the God we believe ... because our God is the God of love.”.
Forward
February 9, 2018
Dumisani Washington, the diversity and outreach coordinator for Christians United for Israel, used his personal Facebook page to post a conspiracy theory about Soros that has been widely debunked but has become prominent recently as part of a wider demonization of Soros. The posts have been deletedÃÂ ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 2, 2018
And those voices are becoming louder. Evangelical lobbying groups such as Christians United for Israel (CUFI), advocating views that align more tightly with the Israeli right, now rival the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in their influence on behalf of Israel. While AIPAC backs a two-stateÃÂ ...
Jewish Post
January 26, 2018
“They're words to which my family has repaired to as generations of Americans have done so throughout our history, and the people of Israel through all their storied history have clung,” Pence said last August at the annual conference of Christians United for Israel. Pence took that message to Israel thisÃÂ ...
St. Louis Jewish Light
January 25, 2018
The broad-based coalition in favor of the anti-BDS legislation includes the American Jewish Committee, the Bergson Group, the Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of St. Louis, the Friends of Israel, Christians United for Israel and several congregations, including Nusach Hari B'naiÃÂ ...
Deming Headlight
January 25, 2018
He is a political and military analyst and one of the world's leading experts on counter terrorism and the Middle East conflict. Chodoff serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Population for the Northern Region of Israel in Home Front Command. This program is presented by Christians United For Israel.
Forward
January 24, 2018
A new Pew Research Center survey published Tuesday highlighted what Israelis and pro-Israel activists in the U.S. have feared for years — Israel is becoming a partisan issue, and the gap between Democrats' and Republicans' opinions of Israel is only growing. According to Pew, the partisan divide onÃÂ ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
January 23, 2018
“They're words to which my family has repaired to as generations of Americans have done so throughout our history, and the people of Israel through all their storied history have clung,” Pence said last August at the annual conference of Christians United for Israel. Pence took that message to Israel thisÃÂ ...
ABC News
January 23, 2018
In a 2017 speech to Christians United for Israel, or CUFI, an influential organization run by Texas pastor John Hagee, Pence signaled similar views, saying that "though Israel was built by human hands, it is impossible not to sense that just beneath its history lies the hand of heaven." Critics say JewishÃÂ ...
Jewish Community Voice
January 18, 2018
With over 3.8 million members, Christians United for Israel is the country's largest pro-Israel group. And while predominantly Jewish groups such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee are influential, many liberal American Jews have become more critical of Israel in recent years as its governmentÃÂ ...
Forward
January 17, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence's on again, off again visit to Israel is apparently on again for next week, but the actual timing was never the real thing. Pence and other deeply conservative white Christian evangelicals now driving American policy toward Israel and the Palestinians are playing a very long gameÃÂ ...
Forward
January 16, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence's on again, off again visit to Israel is apparently on again for next week, but the actual timing was never the real thing. Pence and other deeply conservative white Christian evangelicals now driving American policy toward Israel and the Palestinians are playing a very long gameÃÂ ...
Newsweek
January 16, 2018
GettyImages-867163874 Senator Bernie Sanders has led Puerto Rican relief efforts in the United States in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Getty Images. The largest pro-Israel lobbying group in the United States is Christians United for Israel, which has a large evangelical base and more than 1 millionÃÂ ...
Heritage Florida Jewish News
January 12, 2018
With over 3.8 million members, Christians United for Israel is the country's largest pro-Israel group. And while predominantly Jewish groups such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee are influential, many liberal American Jews have become more critical of Israel in recent years as its governmentÃÂ ...
Baptist Standard
January 10, 2018
Members of Trump's unofficial evangelical advisory board were consulted on the decision, evangelical-led groups such as Christians United for Israel advocated for the change, and conservative Christian leaders such as Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, quickly applauded theÃÂ ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
January 10, 2018
With over 3.8 million members, Christians United for Israel is the country's largest pro-Israel group. And while predominantly Jewish groups such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee are influential, many liberal American Jews have become more critical of Israel in recent years as its governmentÃÂ ...
National Catholic Reporter
January 9, 2018
Members of Trump's unofficial evangelical advisory board were consulted on the decision, evangelical-led groups such as Christians United for Israel advocated for the change, and conservative Christian leaders such as Jack Graham were quick to applaud the move on Twitter. But the faith-fueled praiseÃÂ ...
Idaho State Journal
January 7, 2018
Pence fortified his Christian Zionist identity in a recent keynote speech at meeting of Christians United for Israel. Former administration officials have wisely refrained from directly engaging with Christian Zionists, so Pence's appearance plowed new and dangerous grounds. Christians United for Israel, threeÃÂ ...
BBC News
January 4, 2018
The message is echoed by David Brog, executive director of Christians United for Israel. "There is a widespread myth that Christians support Israel to speed the End Times," he says. "That's simply not true. "Anyone who understands the theology / eschatology of pro-Israel Christians knows they believe theyÃÂ ...
Orlando Sentinel
December 26, 2017
The 3.8 million members of Christians United for Israel recognize that President Trump did not take the easy path. He stood up to the naysayers who value caution ... has done more than most to give peace a chance. Pastor Scott Thomas of Lakeland is the Florida state director for Christians United for Israel.
Forward
December 31, 1999
With U.S. values and rights hanging in the balance, self-described progressive politicians and groups like the ADL are betraying their own values and principles when they embrace illiberalism-in-defense-of-Israel, leaving them standing with the likes of Christians United for Israel, the Zionist Organization ofÃÂ ...
Los Angeles Times
December 7, 2017
John Hagee, a prominent evangelical pastor and leader of Christians United for Israel, said in an email Wednesday that he has met with Pence and Trump several times, bringing up Jerusalem on each occasion. In July, Pence delivered the keynote at the Christians United for Israel's annual summit, ...
Theadanews
December 6, 2017
“We met at the annual CUFI (Christians United for Israel) Convention in July,” Cifuentes said. “The entire office strongly encouraged me to apply for one of their internships.” Cifuentes, who majors in elementary education and mass communication, certainly had the credentials not only through his ...
Red and Black
December 6, 2017
At the beginning of November, I attended a talk where a man passionately demonized my faith using his hate filled presentation deck. It was an event hosted by an organization called Christians United for Israel (CUFI) at the University of Georgia. They hosted, a pastor named Victor Styrsky as the speaker.
Al-Monitor
December 6, 2017
Palestinian efforts to sway Washington to their cause have historically paled in comparison with the millions spent by well-funded pro-Israel lobby groups bolstered by evangelical groups such as Christians United for Israel. However, recent polling suggests the Palestinians may find a more receptive ...
St. Louis Jewish Light
November 23, 2017
My family and I recently were privileged to attend a wonderful event at Nusach Hari B'nai Zion jointly sponsored by the St. Louis Friends of Israel and Christians United for Israel (CUFI). At the event, 15 new short films were previewed, each profiling a Jewish refugee from an Arab land. The films will ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
November 23, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence speaks July 7 2017 at the Christians United for Israel conference in Washington DC. (CUFI). JERUSALEM (JTA) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will address the Knesset when he visits Israel next month. Senior officials in Jerusalem told Israel's Channel 10 news that Pence ...
Forward
November 22, 2017
Does that include the American Zionist organizations — from ZOA to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee to Christians United for Israel — that adamantly defend Israel's denial of “individual freedom” to millions of Palestinians in the West Bank? Does it include Israeli Ambassador to the United ...
The Independent Weekly
November 8, 2017
The event is being cosponsored by the UNC College Republicans, and the campus chapters of Christians United for Israel and Turning Point ...
News & Observer (blog)
November 7, 2017
Rierson said the Republicans are hosting the event in conjunction with other groups, including Christians United for Israel and Turning Point ...
Gloucester Daily Times
November 6, 2017
... up signs that read: “Christians United for Israel,” “Spread Peace Not Lies,” and “Stand Against Anti-Semitism” to protest the screening of “The ...
Breaking Israel News
November 6, 2017
Pastor John Hagee is the founder and Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Church and the founder of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the largest ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
October 26, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Christians United for Israel conference in Washington, D.C., July 7, 2017. (CUFI). WASHINGTONÂ ...
JNS.org
October 25, 2017
“Israel has always had its enemies,” Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), told JNS.org in 2013. “When I first ...
Salon
December 31, 1999
Take Christians United for Israel, which is led by an infamous right-wing pastor named John Hagee. He, you may recall, once infamously claimed that Adolf Hitler was a "half-breed Jew" put on Earth by God as a "hunter" to set off a chain of events that would ultimately result in Jews being sent back to Israel.
The Chattanoogan
December 31, 1999
Christians United for Israel, along with churches in North Georgia and the Greater Chattanooga area, invites the community to a “Night to Honor ...
Jewish Journal
March 29, 2017
Christians United for Israel (CUFI) is aggressively lobbying for the bill while AIPAC did not include the legislation in its priorities this week when members lobby Capitol Hill during the annual Policy Conference.
The Intelligencer
March 29, 2017
Temple Judea will present a free talk by Kasim Hafeez, a British citizen of Pakistani heritage and a Muslim who was exposed to radical anti-Semitic ideas.
JNS.org
March 29, 2017
(JNS.org) A special delegation from the U.S. organized by Christians United for Israel (CUFI) traveled to Jerusalem last week and visited the headquarters of United Hatzalah, an Israeli volunteer-based emergency medical services (EMS) organization.
jewishpresspinellas
March 29, 2017
Republicans saw it as key to show that Friedman had some Democratic support. Christians United for Israel (CUFI) and the Republican Jewish Coalition, among other conservative pro-Israel groups, lobbied for Friedman, specifically targeting some ...
13WHAM-TV
March 26, 2017
Nights of prayer and worship are happening nationwide, organized by Christians United for Israel. The event brings people of different faiths together under one roof to honor the state of Israel and the Jewish faith.
Jweekly.com
March 24, 2017
The right-leaning Christians United for Israel is similarly assuming a higher profile on the Hill. And so, in forging its legislative agenda, AIPAC is doing its best to find items both parties can get behind.
Intermountain Jewish News
March 23, 2017
... the casino billionaire who in 2007 fell out with AIPAC in part over its embrace of the two-state outcome, has attempted to position itself as the more conservative-friendly Israel lobby.
TheChristianBeat.org
March 20, 2017
He also founded John Hagee Ministries, which broadcasts the Gospel on radio and television throughout America and the world, and is the founder of Christians United for Israel, which has grown to become the largest Christian pro-Israel organization in ...
Salisbury Post
March 18, 2017
HICKORY - Morning Star First Baptist Church of Hickory will sponsor a convocation of the campus of Lenior-Rhyne University on Wednesday, March 22 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
River Falls Journal
March 15, 2017
Speakers at the event included Tony Nasvik, who works with Christians United for Israel, anti-abortion advocate Carla Stream, and Director for Honor Flights in Minnesota Jerry Kyser.
Breaking Israel News
March 11, 2017
The well known Texas-based group Christians United for Israel (CUFI), under the leadership of Pastor John Hagee, sells t-shirts and hoodies with this verse emblazoned on the front.
