CUFI Weekly

This week brought a moment of relief as the body of Ran Givili was returned to Israel, and no hostages remain in Gaza for the first time since 2014. Yet the trauma, PTSD, and lasting wounds carried by survivors and the Jewish people endure long after the cameras turn away.

In a moment when others choose silence or moral equivocation, we choose clarity. Jew-hatred must be confronted—not ignored, not softened, not excused. CUFI will continue to speak the truth boldly and stand with Israel without hesitation.

As anti-Israel influencers in Miami parade their ignorance for clicks, and a handful of church leaders in the holy land rail against Christian Zionism, we must question their motivation. All of this stokes antisemitism that continues to spread at a pace this nation has not seen in generations. As Jewish communities face harassment, as lies about Israel spread like wildfire, and as Israeli hostage Ron Givil remains in captivity, his fate is a reminder of the evil we are up against.

As the courageous people of Iran take to the streets to protest the brutal regime that has held them hostage for over four decades, interestingly those who were so vocal on our streets, in the media and on the red carpet claiming to be defenders of human rights are silent as the Islamic regime in Iran murders people simply for wanting a better life.

A new year and the same old voices spreading the oldest hatred. Antisemitism has always been the virus that mutates and adapts. In 2026, it has mutated to line the pockets of popular podcast personalities whose mix of half-truths, falsifications, and outright lies is presented as “just asking questions.” The real question is: will you continue listening to their lies?

In the wake of the horrific attack on a Jewish family celebrating Hanukkah in Bondi Beach in Australia, we cannot shy away from the reality that this is result of years of demonization and the normalization of Jew hate across the world. Ad 2025 becomes 2026 we must ask ourselves what is our response to this tidal wave of hate?

Over 250,000 American servicemen died fighting Nazi Germany, yet in 2025, we have seen a surge in praise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis right here in America. There is something deeply troubling that those who claim to care about America are now lionizing those who killed so many American soldiers, simply because they hate Jews.

As we approach Christmas and remember the birth of Jesus, in addition to the Christmas traditions we are so accustomed to, we will see the promotion of an insidious lie used to delegitimize Jewish history and the Bible itself, the lie that Jesus is a Palestinian.

Israel is relentlessly smeared and demonized, while online "activists" virtue signal without lifting a finger beyond hitting send on their phones. Israel has for decades been answering the call when nations are in distress, and that includes being there in America's moments of need.

This week marked two vastly different days: the commemoration of Kristallnacht, the Nazi pogrom of 1938, which foreshadowed the horrors of the Holocaust, and Veterans Day in America, where we honor all those who have served our nation and opposed evil. The juxtaposition leads us to ask what path we choose, one of those who amplify and legitimize Jew hatred and downplay the Holocaust, or the path of courage and fighting the evils of Jew hate and fascism.

While antisemitism is not new, it is known as the oldest hatred, yet it is a virus that mutates and finds new victims to infect.

We are seeing a surge in antisemitic conspiracies and Jew hatred masquerading as patriotism. It begs the question, why the Jews?