{"id":210111,"date":"2026-07-16T21:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/210111\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T21:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:18:16","slug":"nearly-one-third-of-young-americans-view-jews-as-a-threat-to-society-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/210111\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly one-third of young Americans view Jews as a threat to society — poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

A survey released on Thursday found widespread and increasingly prevalent hostility to Jews and Israel among young Americans, alongside general apathy toward taking action on antisemitism, while recognizing it as a problem.<\/p>\n

Polls have repeatedly found that anti-Jewish sentiment is more common among younger Americans than older generations.<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s poll<\/a>, by the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate, found that, for respondents aged 18-44, nearly one-third \u2014 29% \u2014 viewed Jews as a \u201cthreat to the unity of American society,\u201d compared to 13% of those over 60.<\/p>\n

Among respondents aged 18-29, about one in eight, or 13%, said Jewish people \u201ccause problems in the world,\u201d compared to 3% of those over 60.<\/p>\n

Around 1 in 5 younger Americans did not consider slurs against Jews to be harmful to Jewish people.<\/p>\n

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For Gen Z respondents, aged 18-29, only 52% said Israel has a right to exist.<\/p>\n

Young people were also more likely to believe that Jews should handle antisemitism on their own, to say that antisemitism is not a major problem, to say that antisemitism is blown out of proportion, and were more open to questioning the Holocaust.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tAnti-Zionist protesters in New York City, May 5, 2026. (Luke Tress\/Times of Israel)<\/p>\n

The survey also found that, while many Americans view antisemitism as an issue, they are less inclined to take action.<\/p>\n

The number of Americans who view antisemitism as a \u201cmajor problem\u201d has increased since June 2023, from 40% to 46%.<\/p>\n

At the same time, though, respondents who said \u201cJews can handle antisemitism on their own\u201d increased from 40% to 55% during the same time period.<\/p>\n

Respondents reported feeling sad (63%) or angry (48%) after reading about antisemitic hate crimes, but only 16% said they were motivated to take action against future antisemitism.<\/p>\n

Forty-two percent said, \u201cWe must stand up or Holocaust lessons are ignored,\u201d while 40% said antisemitism was blown out of proportion.<\/p>\n

The Blue Square sorts respondents into several categories, from \u201chaters\u201d to the \u201cunengaged\u201d and \u201callies,\u201d based on the participants\u2019 responses.<\/p>\n

The largest group, by far, is the \u201cunengaged\u201d category, at 47%. The Blue Square says its advocacy is aimed at members of that group, who can become potential allies.<\/p>\n

Haters, whose responses indicate they are \u201cblatantly prejudiced against Jews,\u201d increased since June 2023 from 6% to 14%, while the share of allies, who are well-informed and aware of antisemitism, dropped from 15% to 6%.<\/p>\n

The survey, conducted by the Blue Square with the SSRS and Research Narrative polling groups, took place in March and April, shortly after the start of the US-Israel military offensive against Iran.<\/p>\n

The survey noted that anti-Israel attitudes had shifted sharply among antisemites and the unengaged around the time, coinciding with intense media coverage of the conflict.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tGraffiti at a subway station on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, August 6, 2025. (Luke Tress\/Times of Israel)<\/p>\n

For example, in August 2025, 50% of \u201chaters\u201d believed that \u201cIsrael is committing genocide.\u201d That figure increased 21 percentage points by March 2026. For \u201callies,\u201d belief that Israel was committing genocide or apartheid remained at about the same level.<\/p>\n

At the same time, a majority 52% of all respondents said it was harmful to blame Jews for the Israeli government\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n

Belief in each of the 10 antisemitic tropes that the group tracks has increased since June 2023. The tropes include, \u201cThey think they\u2019re the chosen ones,\u201d that Jews are \u201cwhite and wealthy,\u201d that Jews \u201crun Hollywood,\u201d and that Jews \u201cdislike Christians.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Blue Square said that antisemitic attitudes had increased after the October 2023 Hamas onslaught in Israel, but had plateaued by mid-2024.<\/p>\n

That plateau did not last, though, according to the group\u2019s data, as antisemitism has risen again since August 2025.<\/p>\n

The survey found that 32% of respondents did not believe that questioning the Holocaust was antisemitic, a 13 point increase since June 2023.<\/p>\n

A majority of Americans are unfamiliar with violent antisemitic<\/a> attacks in the US abroad.<\/p>\n

The survey queried 7,053 US adults between March 4 and April 3 and had a margin of error of 1.5 percentage points.<\/p>\n

The Blue Square was founded by Robert Kraft in 2019 as the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism.<\/p>\n


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