In the next few weeks we will get a far clearer answer to the foremost foreign policy issue of our day: Will Iran be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon?
A number of Democratic senators and every Republican senator - save Sen’s Rand Paul of Kentucky and Jeff Flake of Arizona have committed to supporting bipartisan legislation aimed at stepping up sanctions against Iran should the Islamic Republic refuse to reach a deal on its nuclear program. But because President Obama has threatened to veto this legislation, a simple majority will not do.
We need to continue to secure Democratic support for this legislation so that Israel’s allies may be able to override the President’s veto and give him the leverage he needs to win concessions from Iran, even if he lacks the wisdom to want this leverage. CUFI’s recent action alert on this subject which generated over 30,000 emails to the Senate has ensured that your voice in support of this legislation is heard by each and every senator in our nation’s capital.
As we are working to build support for Israel in Washington, we will also continue our grassroots efforts unabated. Over the course of the past month, CUFI brought 90 pastors from across the United States on three different Pastors Leadership Tours to Israel. The holy sites moved them to tears. Many said they were changed for life after listening to Arab Christian pastors express their support for Israel and dispel the anti-Israel myths they had heard back home. Young IDF soldiers briefed them on the constant danger from nearby enemies, and the realities of protecting their country. These pastors left as acquaintances and returned as a band of brothers, informed, equipped and energized with Biblically-mandated resolve to stand with the Apple of God’s eye.
In addition, we held our first Pastors & Leaders Regional Forum in Lake Arrowhead, CA last month. Over 100 leaders learned from Pastor Dumisani Washington about the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s pro-Israel Legacy. CUFI’s Executive Director David Brog spoke about Israel’s constant struggle for peace and security. CUFI on Campus Director David Walker discussed the battle for Israel on our college campuses. Yaki Lopez from the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles encouraged our pastors. We are thrilled that thousands of Christians across California will learn more about Israel from their pastors participating in our first Pastors & Leaders Regional Forum.
And this coming July we will hold our 10th annual Washington Summit. It will be our most important and largest event ever. It will show our elected leaders that those who visit them daily from our new DC office speak for a massive and passionate grassroots army.
Though none of us foresaw this moment when we founded this organization, it has become abundantly clear why God sought fit to bring us together when He did. We cannot not accomplish what we do for Zion's Sake without our members' steadfast support.
Blessings to you and those you love,
REMEMBER THIS....
ISRAEL IS THE ONLY DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE
EAST WHICH IS THE ONLY TRUE ALLY OF THE USA
AND ALSO
ISRAEL IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
WHICH TRULY GUARANTEES BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS,
INCLUDING FREEDOM OF WORSHIP!!!!
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