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Survey: Some 72% of Jews, but just 32% of general public, say Jew-hatred up

A new Federation poll shows stark differences between the 2,200 self-identified U.S. Jews and roughly 1,500 other Americans.

Hate crime. Credit: Casimiro PT/Shutterstock.
Hate crime. Credit: Casimiro PT/Shutterstock.
Hate crime. Credit: Casimiro PT/Shutterstock.
Hate crime. Credit: Casimiro PT/Shutterstock.

Despite extensive reporting on surging antisemitism in the United States and globally, including a 214% spike in New York, per new NYPD data, Jewish and non-Jewish Americans have very different views about the state of Jew-hatred today.

That’s according to a new poll from the Jewish Federations of North America, which surveyed 3,777 Americans, including 2,200 self-identified Jews, between Oct. 29 and Nov. 1. Nearly three-quarters of Jews (72%) and just 32% of the general public said antisemitism has increased in recent weeks.

According to the poll, Jews (87% to 13%) and the general public (60% to 40%) said that it was important for Washington to provide military aid to Jerusalem. Nearly three times as many non-Jews (23%) as the general public (8%) said that military aid to Israel was not at all important. Among Jews, 73% said that aid was very important, compared to 29% of the general public.

The U.S. Army has “flattened” Iran’s air defenses and defense industrial base, including the factories and production lines supporting missile and drone programs, the American defense secretary said.
“Terrorist propaganda online can incite real-world violence,” stated Pamela Bondi, the U.S. attorney general.
“The Iranian regime executed a 19-year-old for demanding democracy,” stated Sen. John Fetterman. “I stand with his memory and the thousands of other young Iranians.”
More than 70,000 Americans have returned to the United States from the Middle East since the Iran conflict began on Feb. 28.
“If this thing is growing, this inauthentic account is going to deceive more people,” Rep. Chris Smith told JNS. “Especially overseas, where there’s a language barrier or something.”
“We are now part of a process at the International Court of Justice initiated by Nicaragua,” Berlin said. “We have decided to focus on this process.”