Report says antisemitism more prevalent in UK and Europe than data suggests
from Religion Media Centre:
The Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) says antisemitism is much more prevalent in the UK and Europe than current data suggests and it’s calling on the Government to invest more in research to establish the real depth of the problem.
The policy paper details an assessment of data on antisemitism since the attacks on Israel on 7 October last year to determine how the conflict in the Middle East is affecting Jewish life. It has compared data on antisemitic incidents from several countries and says there is “clear evidence of a common and dramatic spike in the final quarter of 2023”.
The paper also claims that Jews have been deeply affected a culture of “ambient antisemitism” since the Hamas attacks and outbreak of war, marked by incidents such as the defacing or tearing down posters of Israeli hostages, creating a context that feels threatening and hostile to many Jewish people.
Other findings indicate there has been a significant increase in sympathy for the Palestinians among young people and those on the political left since 7 October, and that levels of sympathy for Israel are much lower.
The paper concludes that the lack of sympathy for Israel is likely to lead to many Jews feeling a greater sense of alienation from the societies in which they live over time.
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