Republican senators, led by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, are threatening to delay President Joe Biden’s State Department nominees over policies prohibiting U.S. scientific research aid to certain Israeli-held territories in what the lawmakers refer to as an “antisemitic boycott of Israel.”
Fifteen Republican Senators pledged on Tuesday to stall the confirmation of State Department appointees unless the current administration rescinds what they have termed an “antisemitic boycott” of the Jewish State.
The Senators — including Lindsey Graham (SC), Marco Rubio (FL), Marsha Blackburn (TN), James Risch (ID), and Tom Cotton (AR) — raised their concerns in a recent letter to President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, pointing to the hypocrisy of the State Department voicing support for the U.S.-Israel relationship while endorsing policies undermining it.
“It is untenable for State Department officials to continue testifying to Congress that they support the…
