Almost half of adults around the world hold anti-Semitic beliefs, and many deny even the facts about the Holocaust, a disturbing French study has found.The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is based in New York.
of ADL Global 100 Survey More than 58,000 adults from 103 countries were questioned and 46% of them reported anti-Semitic attitudes, more than double the level in the first survey launched in 2014. It turned out to be.
“Antisemitism is nothing short of a global emergency, especially since October 7 World,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement.
“Negative attitudes toward Jews are a key pillar that the ADL uses to assess the overall level of anti-Semitism in a country, and our findings are extremely worrying,” he said. added.
The survey is part of the Global 100 Index, which highlights the percentage of respondents who were asked about 6 or more of 11 negative stereotypes about Jews and answered “definitely true'' or “probably true.'' The focus is on scores.
The metaphors include “Jews have too much control over world affairs,” “Jews don't care what happens to anyone but themselves,” and “Jews have too much control over the way they behave.” People hate Jews.''
In the Americas, approximately 24% of adults believe these stereotypes to be true, with the highest index score of 97% in the West Bank and Gaza.
The survey examined negative attitudes toward Jews and found that only 48% of respondents were aware of the historical facts of the Holocaust, in which more than 6 million Jews were murdered. did.
The survey found that around 20 percent of respondents around the world had never even heard of the Holocaust, and historical knowledge of the attempted genocide declined among 18- to 34-year-olds.
The findings point to a deeper problem, as the survey found that anti-Semitic attitudes were more pronounced among younger respondents overall.
According to the survey, about 40% of respondents under the age of 35 agreed with the view that Jews are responsible for most of the world's wars.
The ADL suggests that the proliferation of social media such as TikTok and Instagram is helping anti-Semites spread messages and misinformation to the public like never before.
“This dangerous trend is not only a threat to the Jewish community, but a warning to all of us,” said Marina Rosenberg, ADL senior vice president for international affairs.
“Even in countries with some of the lowest anti-Semitic attitudes in the world, we have seen many anti-Semitic incidents committed by violent and vocal minorities. I did.
Despite the bleak outlook, the survey found that a majority of respondents agreed that anti-Semitism is a serious problem that needs to be addressed around the world.
The ADL study is the latest to show a disturbing rise in anti-Semitism in recent years following the October 7 terrorist attack in which Hamas killed more than 1,200 people and kidnapped another 251 in Israel. Ta.
