The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ted-cruz/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ted Cruz | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ted-cruz/ 32 32 Trump said to assure Netanyahu he will thwart Iran nuke program as Israel fears ‘very bad’ deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-said-to-assure-netanyahu-he-will-thwart-iran-nuke-program-amid-jitters-over-emerging-deal/ Sun, 24 May 2026 12:00:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3829292 Israel deeply concerned over plan that gives Iran time, money, falls short of key security needs, with regime's nuclear activities only up for discussion later, no commitment to export uranium stockpile, terror proxies intact

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]]> US conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over Iran war https://www.timesofisrael.com/conservatives-gather-for-cpac-with-the-right-openly-divided-over-iran-war/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:26:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3787161 Trump maintains broad support among his base, but the fighting has put a strain on his party, with 'America First' activists questioning a conflict that has no clear end in sight

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]]> Ted Cruz says GOP not ‘winning right now’ in fight over Jew hatred, slams Tucker Carlson https://www.timesofisrael.com/ted-cruz-says-gop-not-winning-right-now-in-fight-over-jew-hatred-slams-tucker-carlson/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:06:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3774655 Republican senator calls Carlson 'most dangerous demagogue' in US, warns of 'real possibility' that both major parties become 'unambiguously anti-Israel, unapologetically antisemitic'

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]]> ‘Fight against darkness’: Foreign Ministry appears to back Iranian protests https://www.timesofisrael.com/fight-against-darkness-foreign-ministry-appears-to-back-iranian-protests/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 07:25:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3725231 Ministers Gila Gamliel and Amichai Chikli post in support of demonstrations sparked by the Islamic Republic's ailing economy, as Netanyahu stays silent

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]]> Ted Cruz to Jewish Republicans: Antisemitism is ‘an existential crisis in our party’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ted-cruz-to-jewish-republicans-antisemitism-is-an-existential-crisis-in-our-party/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 03:13:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3678354 The Texas senator reiterates comments he made at a megachurch last week, including the core message that he’s recently seen more Jew-hatred on the right than ever before

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]]> ‘The church is asleep right now’: Ted Cruz urges US Christians to fight Jew-hatred on right https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-church-is-asleep-right-now-ted-cruz-urges-us-christians-to-fight-jew-hatred-on-right/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:32:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3672988 The Texas senator's warning comes as antisemitic and anti-Israel conspiracy theories surge, led by voices like Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson, and young people question Hitler's evil

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]]> Senators grill Trump’s pick for Kuwait ambassador over anti-Israel stances https://www.timesofisrael.com/senators-grill-trumps-pick-for-kuwait-ambassador-over-anti-israel-stances/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:00:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3672635 Amer Ghalib, a Michigan mayor who backed Trump during 2024 campaign, questioned by lawmakers over city adopting Israel boycott policy, liking of post comparing Jews to monkeys

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]]> Republicans urge Trump-Musk détente: ‘World a better place with bromance fully intact’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/republicans-urge-trump-musk-detente-world-a-better-place-with-bromance-fully-intact/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 06:55:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3566710 US House Speaker Mike Johnson says tax and border bill will advance without disturbance and that Tesla founder should not 'second-guess or ever challenge' Trump

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]]> Ted Cruz believes a grant to study Hebrew is ‘woke DEI’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ted-cruz-believes-a-grant-to-study-hebrew-is-woke-dei/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:35:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3481540 The study of differences between Hebrew and English was flagged in a new database, as the GOP seeks to justify cuts to federal research funding and diversity programs under Trump

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]]> Republican senators demand IRS investigate sponsor of Students for Justice in Palestine https://www.timesofisrael.com/republican-senators-demand-irs-investigate-sponsor-of-students-for-justice-in-palestine/ Tue, 14 May 2024 15:12:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3289750 Lawmakers suggest that by directing money to organizations that have explicitly voiced support for Hamas, nonprofits are supporting terrorism

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]]> GOP senators threaten to block Biden nominees over ‘antisemitic’ settlement policy https://www.timesofisrael.com/gop-senators-threaten-to-block-biden-nominees-over-antisemitic-settlement-policy/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:49:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3050951&preview=true&preview_id=3050951 Letter slams decision to restore longstanding policy that refrained from funding research projects beyond Green Line, as White House weighs whether to tap new envoy to Israel

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]]> Trump makes video appearance at rally of global far-right in Spain https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-makes-video-appearance-at-rally-of-global-far-right-in-spain/ Sun, 09 Oct 2022 15:13:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2850018 In short message, former US president calls for 'lots of very good conservative things' at gathering in support of Spain's Vox that also features Italy's Meloni, Hungary's Orban

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]]> Creeping toward nuke deal, US and Iran face gauntlet of critics, sticking points https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-and-iran-creep-toward-nuke-deal-through-gauntlet-of-critics-sticking-points/ Wed, 24 Aug 2022 02:22:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2823587 Despite murmurs of sides nearing restoration of JCPOA, Washington and Tehran remain far apart on some issues, with Israeli leaders and others seeking to put kibosh on accord

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]]> Texas elementary school massacre sparks yet another gun control debate in US https://www.timesofisrael.com/texas-elementary-school-massacre-sparks-yet-another-gun-control-debate-in-us/ Wed, 25 May 2022 05:19:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2769151 'Nowhere else does that happen except here in the United States... It is a choice,' says Senator Chris Murphy; data shows mass shootings on the rise

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]]> US Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who’s riled Jews and others, quotes Torah at Chabad event https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-rep-madison-cawthorn-whos-riled-jews-and-others-quotes-torah-at-chabad-event/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:11:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2739878 Partisan politics is put aside while NY Democrat Sen. Schumer, Texas Republican Sen. Cruz, and the inflammatory Cawthorn attend breakfast honoring Rebbe Schneerson's legacy

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