post. it s a game that no one is winning, least of all jews. we have to stand against resurgence of this tide of anti-semitism. reporter: president biden s push to stop hateful anti-jewish rhetoric and actions following a rash of attacks earlier this year is stalled in the senate thanks to some republicans. there is nobody more qualified than professor deborah lipsit to special envoy. reporter: biden s choice to be the special envoy to monitor and combat anti-semitism has still not had a committee hearing nearly five months after her nomination. democrats say deborah lipstat who servesas emery professor of modern jewish history and holocaust studies is being blocked by several republicans. our republican colleagues have refused to give her a hearing before the senate foreign relations committee. reporter: as republicans stall jewish groups have urged them to act quickry to confirm her to the post.