Israel
July 29th, 2024
It was an honor to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Joint Address to Congress. I will always support Israel's right to defend itself.
July 24th, 2024
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress, which many Democrats, including Vice President Harris, are not expected to attend. Excerpts of Sen.
May 8th, 2024
Over the last week, Americans watched in horror as antisemitic groups occupied college campuses. These far-left groups and activists have chanted pro-Hamas propaganda and promoted violence and destruction.
April 25th, 2024
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter today with 26 of his Senate GOP colleagues to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging them to restore order to campuses that have been...
April 18th, 2024
On Tuesday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) and Heritage Foundation VP for Foreign Policy and National Defense Victoria Coates penned an op-ed call
March 19th, 2024
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) reproached Democrat Leader Schumer for his speech calling on Israel to hold new elections and criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu five months after Hamas launched its...
January 9th, 2024
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed his recent meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of the Intelligence Community in Israel as part of a congressional delegation (CODEL) to the...
November 20th, 2023
This week I viewed footage from Hamas GoPros, dash cams, and cellphones showing their brutal October 7th terrorist attack against Israelis. It was the hardest thing that I have ever had to watch—an Israeli man was...
November 16th, 2023
What the world has seen at the bloody hands of Hamas is simply unfathomable, and America must continue to support our friend and ally Israel as she defends herself.
November 9th, 2023
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) blasted the Democratic Majority Leader for refusing to allow a vote on the $14.3 billion Israel aid and domestic spending cuts package that passed the House of Representatives last week and...
July 25th, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Address to Congress.
May 17th, 2024
President Biden backtracked his ironclad commitment to Israel on May 8th, when his administration announced he would withhold all offensive weapons to Israel if they entered Rafah to destroy Hamas terrorists. This decision...
April 29th, 2024
I strongly condemn the antisemitic, terrorist-supporting protests happening at college campuses and in cities across the country that are threatening the safety of Jewish Americans. It is appalling to see thousands of people...
April 22nd, 2024
I proudly voted to fully support Israel in defending itself against Iran and its terrorist proxies, and implement strong sanctions and policies to counter Iran, China, and Russia.
April 16th, 2024
On the floor, U.S.
January 16th, 2024
Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the important battle for public opinion surrounding the Israel-Hamas War and condemned anti-Israel rhetoric on college campuses, in the halls of Congress, and in...
December 12th, 2023
Last year, I visited the Kfar Aza Kibbutz and saw a daycare center where happy children were sleeping and playing.On October 7th, I got a phone call that people across the entire kibbutz had been massacred — men, women, and...
November 17th, 2023
The MACH 1 Caucus, a coalition of former military pilots and current lawmakers including Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11), Scott Franklin (FL-18), Jake Ellzey (TX-06), Mike Garcia (CA-27), and Rob Wittman (VA-01) sent...
November 15th, 2023
It has been one month since Hamas terrorists carried out brutal, horrific attacks on our ally Israel, killing more than 1,400 men, women, and even children. In addition, these terrorists have taken more than 240 people —...
November 7th, 2023
Like millions of other brave Americans, my father fought in World War II against the Nazis. After the Allies won that war, we made a promise of ‘Never Again.’ Yet in the wake of the attacks against Israel, we’ve seen an...