CUFI Update - Summer 2025

Summer Update 2025
The Watchmen
Saw It Coming
CUFI is honoured to be connected with tens-
of-thousands of Christians who have a mandate
from God to be ‘Watchmen on the Walls’ for
Israel.
itself as neutral in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
We were calling out our government because far
from being neutral, even back then they were
favouring the Palestinian false claim to Jerusalem,
while denying Israel’s right to Jerusalem.
Together, we are diligently watching over Israel, praying for her, warning the Church, and proclaiming Biblical truth in Britain.
You see, even to this day, the UK representative
to Israel is based in Tel Aviv, but the UK
representative to the Palestinians is based in
Jerusalem.
We said back in 2017: “The UK government is
indulging the Palestinian’s claim to Jerusalem
It is important that we have our eyes open to the
happenings of the enemy so we are not taken
by surprise. To say “we saw it coming” is the
testimony of a faithful watchman.
whilst actively disregarding Israel’s right to
Jerusalem… Britain is complicit with those
that seek to delegitimise the existence of the
Jewish state and deny the Jewish connection to
Jerusalem.”
While we are sad to see what is happening,
regarding the UK-Israel relationship, we are not
surprised. Thanks to God’s Word and His Spirit
helping us to discern the times we live in, CUFI
has often been ahead of the curve in forewarning
the Church.
In 2019, when Labour was in opposition,
we rallied against Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to
“immediately recognise a Palestinian state”. We
warned that Labour’s actions would “undermine
the peace process… reward Palestinian violence
against Israeli civilians… undermine Israel’s
CUFI UK has been speaking for many years about
sovereignty,” and most importantly, we warned
the likelihood of the UK government recognising
“it would place the United Kingdom in direct
a Palestinian state. Our first big campaign, back
opposition to the Word of God.”
in 2017, came in the form of calling for the UK
government to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s
capital.
The UK government has, for decades, presented
These are not new phrases that CUFI coined, but
at that time we felt like a lone voice amongst pro-
Israel organisations in the UK. Sadly, many who
stand with Israel are also positive towards a
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