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A major pro-Israel summit planned for this week just outside Dallas, Texas, was abruptly canceled after organizers received serious and credible threats from extremist groups.
The three-day event — expected to draw more than 1,000 participants — was postponed indefinitely due to what organizers described as “escalating terror threats.”
Hosted by HaYovel — a Christian organization that brings volunteers to Israel to support agricultural development — and its affiliated media platform, The Israel Guys, which produces pro-Israel content for a global audience, the summit aimed to bring together Christian and Jewish supporters of Israel for a weekend of education, dialogue, and solidarity.
In the days leading up to the gathering, law enforcement designated the event a high-risk security concern, requiring organizers to develop a comprehensive protection plan estimated to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In response, organizers secured a new venue north of Dallas with enhanced security measures and support from state and federal agencies. But once the location became public, anti-Israel groups mobilized rapidly, launching a coordinated campaign of intimidation that ultimately forced the venue to withdraw.
According to organizers, these threats included both direct and indirect calls by U.S.-based, pro-Hamas jihadist groups to “target” the summit and its hosts.
“This is not something we expected to face in the United States,” said Joshua Waller, director of operations at HaYovel. “We explored every possibility, but there was simply no way to move forward without putting people at risk.”
David Friedman, the former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and a scheduled speaker at the summit, added that even with full law enforcement cooperation, the level of threat made it impossible to proceed safely.
This marks the second year in a row the summit has faced serious disruption. In 2024, the event was forced to relocate from Nashville, Tennessee, after similar activist pressure led a host venue to cancel. That year’s summit was salvaged through a last-minute relocation — an option organizers were unable to secure this time.
The cancellation reflects a troubling trend: a growing campaign to suppress public support for Israel in the United States. In recent weeks, violent attacks against Jewish and pro-Israel demonstrators have intensified, including the deadly shooting of two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, D.C., and the firebombing at a Jewish march in Boulder, Colorado, in which 15 people, including a Holocaust survivor, were wounded.
Despite this setback, organizers have vowed to reschedule the summit and continue their work.
The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) unequivocally condemns the threats, intimidation, and extremist pressure that made this cancellation necessary. The fact that a peaceful, pro-Israel gathering — including both Jewish and Christian supporters — cannot be safely held in the United States should alarm every American who values the right to gather freely and stand up for their beliefs.
This was not only an attack on Jews, but on Christians as well — a stark reminder that antisemitism may begin with Jews, but it never ends with Jews.
This is more than the disruption of a single event — it is a symptom of the accelerating normalization of anti-Zionist extremism and antisemitic violence in public life. CAM will continue to confront this rising tide head-on and will never waver in defending the right of individuals and communities to stand proudly and safely with Israel and the Jewish people.
