Last week, but a few blocks from the White House and Capitol Hill, two young people, on the eve of starting a new life together, were gunned down.

Let us be clear: These victims were the targets of an antisemitic hate crime. This gunman seems to have sought out a Jewish event because he knew that was where he could find Jews to kill. He shot his victims over 20 times and, as one of them tried to crawl away, he shot her in the back to end her life. He then went into this gathering, which ironically was focused on alleviating the suffering in Gaza, and shouted, “Free Palestine,” which, whatever its initial meaning, has become an antisemitic call.

Antisemitism is a bipartisan issue and a national problem that demands the attention and concern of all Americans, irrespective of their identity and political leanings. We, the authors of this cri de coeur, write as Americans, as Jews and as those who have served and are soon to serve our country in the battle against this terrible scourge.

Antisemitism is often called the world’s oldest hatred. The antisemites not........

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