The war on antisemitism has not gotten rid of the oldest of prejudices.

Have you ever noticed that the "War on X" never seems to work? War on Drugs. War on Cancer. War on Antisemitism. Lots of money, and for the latter, lots of high-profile advertisements and articles. But not much in the way of results for any of them. For decades, we have been fighting the scourge of drugs. I still remember the public service ad from the 1970s where the guy cracked open an egg and put it into a hot frying pan: "This is your brain on drugs." Joe Biden promised that he would end cancer. I unfortunately have not heard about the closing of any oncology wards. And then there is antisemitism. The U.S. has an envoy-level position for fighting it. Robert Kraft has paid for a Super Bowl commercial to highlight it. There are dedicated organizations to identify and address antisemitism. Yet, with all of the money, resources, and people, antisemitism seems only to grow. Why?

There was a story 20 years ago about doctors at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem operating on the wrong leg of a patient. It was a screw-up or miscommunication, but obviously, the outcome was that the original problem remained. If antisemitism was based on false information or some incorrect calculations, one could fix it. Have you ever received too much change at the supermarket? That's easily fixed: show the cashier that he or she was too generous, and the problem is quickly solved by giving back some of the change. But antisemitism is not based on a lack of information. It is also—like some cancers—impervious to treatment. Telling the world that Jews and Israelis have made so many wonderful contributions to mankind is meaningless. You have Israeli tech in your iPhone! Those medications you take were made by Teva in Jerusalem! Those who hate Jews do so for reasons that are generally not associated with or dependent........

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