After the Holocaust, our surviving Jewish brethren pledged,
“Never again.” However, it seems that they have forgotten their pledge and have
turned their back on the latest worldwide outbreaks of anti-Semitism, thinly
veiled as anti-Israel denunciations by the UN, the Democratic Party, and the
growing BDS movement.
Our brethren have turned their back on the plight of the
Jews fleeing Western Europe, the constant terror attacks against Israel, and
the growing incidence of anti-Semitic violence even in the USA. They also seem
to be deaf to the anti-Semitic proclamations of the Democratic Party:
· This week, four of the
top candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination -- Pete
Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Julian Castro and Bernie Sanders -- gathered at the J
Street Conference to explain why the United States ought to pressure the state
of Israel to make concessions to terrorists, why the Obama administration was
correct to appease the Iranian regime and why American Jews ought to value the
opinions of Bernie Sanders over those of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu on the future of Jewish safety. Two other top Democrats -- Elizabeth
Warren and Joe Biden -- sent video messages in support of the group. By
contrast, when the American Israel Public Affairs Committee held its annual
conference in March, not a single Democratic presidential candidate showed up. https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2019/10/30/the-j-street-democrats-n2555560
My wife and I have attended a number of YIVO programs in
lower Manhattan. I have asked the program directors why they aren’t addressing
the current threats against their Jewish people. Either they referred me to
another party or stated that other groups already had such programming. In
general, the Jewish outcry seems to be feeble at best.
I hope the Messianic groups are raising their voices. If
there has ever been a time to take action, it is now. To not take action is a
betrayal, not only of our own families but also of the oppressed.
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