Leaders of American Jewish organizations and religious institutions should take note that 40 of 47 Democrat Senators just voted to block a bill funding military equipment for the embattled State of Israel. Opposition would have restricted President Trump and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s prosecuting the war against Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.

In that voting block were five Jews: Bernie Sanders, Elissa Slotkin, Adam Schiff, Ron Wyden and Jon Ossoff. Future presidential candidates like Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Mark Kelly of Arizona (his wife is Jewish) and Ruben Gallego of Arizona also voted to halt the support of Israel.

Alarms should be sounding.

During the same week of the Senate’s resolution vote was observance of Yom HaShoah, the day recalling “the catastrophe.” These Jewish leaders no doubt ensured there was focus on solemn remembrance of the Six Million. There were declarations of “Never Again” and likely detailed metrics shared on how many schools do and do not teach about the Holocaust. The speeches were dramatic, and the retelling appropriately painful, especially knowing few living souls are still here to bear witness.

Yet, few and far between were actions taken by these leaders, or even words spoken, to criticize actions in the United States Senate that might have harmed Israel and help Iran obtain weapons capable of another genocide. The ignominious Jews who voted in favor of the bill, and the Party that now has 80% of its Senators voting anti-Israel, should be called out and........

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