Friday, May 16, 2014

ADL Survey: Antisemitism by country


The ADL Global 100 is a survey of antisemitic attitudes in 100 countries.

Respondents who said at least 6 out of 11 statements are “probably true” were considered to harbor anti-Semitic attitudes:
1) Jews are more loyal to Israel than to [this country/the countries they live in].
2) Jews have too much power in the business world.
3) Jews have too much power in international financial markets.
4) Jews don’t care about what happens to anyone but their own kind.
5) Jews have too much control over global affairs.
6) People hate Jews because of the way Jews behave.
7) Jews think they are better than other people.
8) Jews have too much control over the United States government.
9) Jews have too much control over the global media.
10) Jews still talk too much about what happened to them in the Holocaust.
11) Jews are responsible for most of the world’s wars.

Eastern  Europe

Average index: 34%
20% among Muslims, 35% among Christians and those with no religion

59% overestimated the number of Jews worldwide (26% thought it was more than 10%)

22% of those who've heard about the Holocaust think the number of Jews killed has been exaggerated.

The top stereotypes:
53% believe that Jews have too much power in the business world.
48% believe that Jews have too much power in international financial markets.

Western Europe

Average index:  24%
29% among Muslims 25% among Christians, and 22% among those with no religion

61% overestimated the number of Jews worldwide (27% thought it was more than 10%)

10% of those who've heard about the Holocaust think the number of Jews killed has been exaggerated.

The top stereotypes:
45% believe the Jews are more loyal to Israel than to the countries they live in.
39% believe that Jews still talk too much about what happened to them in the Holocaust.

Index per country

Red - Top 6 in Western  Europe
Blue - Top 6 in Eastern Europe

Greece (69%)
Poland (45%)
Bulgaria (44%)
Serbia (42%)
Hungary (41%)
Ukraine (38%)
Belarus (38%)
France (37%)  
Lithuania (36%)
Romania (35%)
Croatia (33%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (32%)
Moldova (30%)
Russia (30%)
Montenegro (29%)
Spain (29%)
Latvia (28%)
Austria (28%)
Slovenia (27%)
Germany (27%)
Belgium (27%)
Switzerland (26%)
Estonia (22%)
Portugal (21%)
Ireland (20%)
Italy (20%)
Iceland (16%)
Finland (15%)
Norway (15%)
Czech Republic (13%)
Denmark (9%)
UK (8%)
Netherlands (5%)
Sweden (4%)

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