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influence in the Middle East, President Trump cut off all US funding to the UN agency. (August 2018)
• After a month’s long, behind the scenes lobbying effort, including an op-ed announcing CUFI’s intention to address the problems with the 1992 Anti-Terrorism Act, the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by the President. (October 2018)
• The Stop Using Human Shields Act, which was renamed the Sanctioning of the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act, was introduced during the 2018 CUFI Washington Summit and signed into law five months later. (December 2018)
• Just one week after CUFI released a statement backing associated legislation and after a month-long lobbying campaign, including meetings with CUFI leadership and the administration the U.S. recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. (March 2019)
• Engaged in public relations and lobbying effort to see Airbnb reverse its policy of delisting Israeli properties in the West Bank, which the company did in April of 2019.
• Worked across the country to see anti-BDS legislation advanced in a majority of states.
INFLUENCE
• “In Jerusalem, our President said that the bond between America and Israel in his words ‘is woven together in the hearts of our people’ — and Christians United for Israel proves this statement true every single day all across this country.”
– Vice President Mike Pence
• “Standing up against this global pressure campaign on Israel and the Jewish people goes to the heart of our friendship and the heart of America. And the tip of the spear is Christians United for Israel.” – Ambassador Nikki Haley