More than 60 percent of U.S. Jews report experiencing antisemitism in past year

More than six in 10 American Jews report feeling less safe and experiencing antisemitism in the year since the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel, a new poll from the Combat Antisemitism Movement found, according to “The Daily Wire.”

“The explosion of anti-Jewish hate since October 7 in this country has profoundly impacted individuals, families and communities,” said Misha Galperin, a member of the organization’s board of governors. “The extent of that impact on American Jews documented by this survey is simply stunning.”

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A majority of respondents said they had experienced antisemitism at least once in the past year in a variety of ways, including seeing antisemitic graffiti, hearing a slur or joke, or being physically threatened. As a percentage of the Jewish population of the United States, that would be equivalent to roughly 3.5 million American Jews experiencing an act of antisemitism in the past year.

The same percentage of respondents, 61 percent, reported feeling less safe as American Jews today than they felt a year ago. Roughly a third of respondents, 35 percent, reported no change from a year ago. Just 4 percent reported feeling safer.

The most likely source of serious antisemitism, according to the poll, appears to be pro-Palestinian activists. Seventeen percent of respondents who experienced antisemitism reported that their most serious antisemitic incident happened as a result of “pro-Palestinians.” The next most likely group to be pointed to was “extreme left” at 6 percent and “extreme right” and “neo-Nazis” at 5 percent each.

In addition to reporting a general increase in antisemitism since 2020, respondents also reported being more likely to experience support from someone who is not Jewish. According to the poll, 49 percent of American Jews said a non-Jew has “expressed support for you because you are Jewish.” In 2020, that number was 33 percent.

–Alan Goforth | Metro Voice