\t About one-third of Jewish adults say they feel \u201cvery\u201d or \u201csomewhat\u201d safe as a Jewish person in the US today, while about one-third feel \u201cvery\u201d or \u201csomewhat\u201d unsafe. The remaining roughly 3 in 10 say they feel neither safe nor unsafe.<\/p>\n Those with a close connection to Israel or who identify as Jewish by religion \u2014 instead of saying they are religiously unaffiliated with a cultural, ethnic, or family connection to Judaism \u2014 are more likely to feel threatened in the current environment.<\/p>\n About 6 in 10 Jewish adults say they feel \u201cless safe\u201d as a Jewish person in the US than they did before Hamas\u2019s 2023 onslaught, including about 7 in 10 of those who are religiously Jewish. About one-third of Jewish adults say they feel \u201cabout as safe,\u201d and very few feel safer.<\/p>\n Some Jewish adults have grown wary of outwardly identifying themselves as Jewish following the October 7 massacre, the survey found.<\/p>\n About 4 in 10 Jewish adults say they are \u201cless likely\u201d to wear, carry, or display things that might identify them as a Jewish person than they were before Hamas\u2019s October 7 onslaught. About half say they are \u201cabout as likely\u201d and about 1 in 10 say they are \u201cmore likely.\u201d<\/p>\n \t Many Jews report physical assault, property damage or harassment<\/p>\n About 1 in 10 Jewish adults say that in the past year, they or someone in their household has been physically assaulted. A similar share had property damaged or destroyed specifically because of their Jewish background.<\/p>\n About 2 in 10 Jewish adults say they or someone in their household has been called a slur, threatened, verbally harassed, or verbally abused.<\/p>\n Similarly, about 2 in 10 say they experienced online harassment or cyberbullying. Overall, about 3 in 10 Jewish adults say that they or someone in their household has experienced at least one of these incidents because of their Jewish background.<\/p>\n Jewish adults who attend religious services at least once a month are much likelier than Jewish adults overall to say they or someone in their household has experienced attacks or harassment over their Jewish background \u2014 a finding that comes as there have been several targeted attacks on Jewish religious spaces in recent years.<\/p>\n \t Slightly less than half of Jewish adults who frequently attend religious services say they or someone in their household has faced verbal harassment. A similar share experienced online harassment, and about one-quarter have dealt with physical attacks or property damage.<\/p>\n Jews are divided over whether protesting Israel is a form of antisemitism<\/p>\n Protests surrounding speakers tied to Israel \u2014 whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s address to US Congress or college speakers seen as either too supportive or too critical of the country \u2014 became more common following the backlash over Israel\u2019s war in Gaza.<\/p>\n Jewish adults, in particular, are divided over whether protesting an event related to Israel is an act of prejudice against Jewish people generally.<\/p>\n About half of Jewish adults say anti-Israel protests are not a form of antisemitism, but roughly 4 in 10 say they are.<\/p>\n Many anti-Israel protests have been tied to criticism of Israel\u2019s military action in Gaza. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says more than 73,000 people in the Strip have been killed during the war \u2014 including over 1,000 since the October 2025 ceasefire \u2014 though the toll is unverified and does not differentiate between civilians and combatants.<\/p>\n The Israeli military believes that Hamas\u2019s overall toll is largely accurate, with IDF officials estimating that two to three civilians were killed for every dead terror operative.<\/p>\n The IDF says it has killed over 23,000 combatants in Gaza and another 1,600 terrorists inside Israel during the October 7 onslaught.<\/p>\n Israel has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza\u2019s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas, including homes, hospitals, schools and mosques.<\/p>\n \t About two-thirds of Jewish adults say criticizing Israel for its military actions is not a form of antisemitism, but Jewish adults with a close emotional connection to Israel are more likely to say that criticism of Israel\u2019s military actions is antisemitic. That said, relatively few Jewish adults say it\u2019s antisemitic just to criticize Israel for \u201cany reason.\u201d<\/p>\n Americans overall are less likely to say it\u2019s antisemitic to protest an event that is supportive of Israel, or to criticize Israel\u2019s military actions \u2014 but they are also much less likely to have an opinion.<\/p>\n Jewish adults are more unified in deeming some actions as definitively antisemitic.<\/p>\n The overwhelming majority say vandalizing synagogues or Jewish-owned businesses because of Israel\u2019s actions is antisemitism. The same goes for denying the reality or scope of the Holocaust, putting responsibility for Israel\u2019s actions on Jewish people in the United States, saying Israel shouldn\u2019t exist as a Jewish state, or claiming American Jews are more loyal to Israel than to the US.<\/p>\n There is less consensus among non-Jewish US adults on whether some of these actions constitute antisemitism, with many saying they\u2019re not sure.<\/p>\n
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