Scary facts about world anti-semitism from a just released global study. The data is a result of 53,100 total interviews among citizens aged 18 and over, across 101 countries: Snapshot sponsored by Shabbat * 26% of the world population, representing an estimated 1.09 billion people, harbor anti-Semitic attitudes. * Middle East & North Africa are the most anti-Semitic, 74%; followed by Eastern Europe with 34%, Western Europe at 24%, and Oceania at only 14%. Greece is the most anti-Semitic country outside the Middle East. * The most widely accepted anti-Semitic stereotype worldwide is: “Jews are more loyal to Israel than to this country/the countries they live in.” 41% of those asked hold this opinion. * The second most widely accepted stereotype, expressed by 35% of those asked is: “Jews have too much power in the business world.” This is the most widely accepted stereotype in Eastern Europe, held by 53%. * Muslims are more likely to harbor anti-Semitic views than members of other religions. Among all the religious groups tested, Muslims have the highest average Index Score: 49%. * Older people are more likely to harbor anti-Semitic views. * Men generally hold more anti-Semitic views than women. * Overall, respondents vastly overestimate the world’s Jewish population. In most regions, a majority think over 1% of the world’s population is Jewish. Many even think it is over 10%. The more people overestimate the world’s Jewish population, the more they tend to harbor anti-Semitic attitudes. * In the West more educated people are less likely to harbor anti-Semitic views. * Conversely, in the Middle East North Africa, more educated people are more likely to hold anti-Semitic views. * 35% of those who have anti- Semitic views have never heard of the Holocaust. * Fewer than 10% of those surveyed say they interact with Jewish people very or somewhat often. *Of the 26% who believe a majority of the anti-Semitic stereotypes, 70% have actually never met a Jewish person. * Countries with more than 10,000 Jews or where Jews are more than .1% of the population tend to hold fewer anti-Semitic views. Lets talk Aliyah!
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 15:12:52 +0000
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