By the way, if you want to know just how good Israeli intelligence is, consider this: Last fall, Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was forced to admit that the head of Iran’s task force to root out Israeli spies was, in fact, an Israeli spy, as were 19 other Iranian task force members! God bless the Mossad!

Ms. Bertrand has a long history of publishing fake news.

In 2020, Bertrand was one of the key reporters insisting the Hunter Biden laptop story was “Russian disinformation.”

Again in 2020, Bertrand also ran an article insisting that any claims the COVID virus was a man-made virus originating in China’s Wuhan lab was a conspiracy theory.

In 2024, Bertrand ran a libelous story spreading the lie that Trump had called American military service members “suckers and losers.”

Again in 2024, Bertrand spread the hoax that President Trump had referred to white supremacists as “fine people.”

And just last October, Bertrand claimed that reports that Iran was trying to undermine President Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign were fake news — despite the fact that the Biden administration declassified an intelligence report stating it had “high confidence” that Iran ran an influence campaign to try to undermine Trump, hurt his candidacy, and hire hitmen to assassinate Trump.

In Thursday’s press conference, White House press secretary Leavitt referenced Bertrand’s fake news history, saying, “This reporter should be ashamed of herself. That’s not what reporting is.”

“Journalism is trying to find the facts and the truth,” Leavitt added.

That’s why your support of Christians in Defense of Israel is so important. We find the facts and publish the truth, while working in Washington, D.C., and around the globe to defend the world’s only Jewish state.

It’s not an easy task, considering the shocking rise of antisemitism around the world and ever more present in the United States. But the Bible commands us, particularly in Gen. 12:3, to bless and support Israel.

But we can only do this important, God-honoring work with your direct financial support. Please, give generously to support our ministry today.

Finally, I ask you to pray for the President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu, as well as the people of Israel and Iran.

Mat Staver
Chairman
Christians in Defense of Israel

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“Head of Iranian Unit Countering Mossad Was Israeli Agent, Says Ex-President Ahmadinejad.” The Times of Israel, October 1, 2024. Timesofisrael.com/head-of-iranian-unit-countering-mossad-was-israeli-agent-says-ex-president-ahmadinejad/. 

‌Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Have Been Obliterated — and Suggestions Otherwise Are Fake News.” The White House, June 25, 2025. Whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/irans-nuclear-facilities-have-been-obliterated-and-suggestions-otherwise-are-fake-news/. 

Schwartz, Ian. “WH’s Leavitt: CNN’s Natasha Bertrand Has a History of Pushing False Narratives to Undermine President Trump.” RealClearPolitics, June 26, 2025. Realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/06/26/whs_leavitt_cnns_natasha_bertrand_has

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“Statement by the Prime Minister's Office on behalf of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission.” Prime Minister’s Office. Gov.il, June 25, 2025. Gov.il/en/pages/spoke-energy250625. 

“White House Daily Briefing.” C-SPAN, June 26, 2025. C-SPAN.org/program/white-house-event/white-house-daily-briefing/661765.