New ADL Research Reveals 24% of Americans Embrace anti-Semitism

March 6, 2024

by: David Swindle ~ JNS

Wednesday, 6 March 2024 | When the Anti-Defamation League [ADL] released its previous research into the depth of Jew-hatred in the US in January 2023, the group revealed that one in five Americans embraced anti-Semitism. That number has since risen to nearly one in four.

The ADL announced the results of a new poll with a 1.5% margin of error for 4,000 adults in the United States conducted from January 5-18.

Researchers found that 24%, up from 20% in 2022, answered agreement with at least six out of 11 anti-Semitic tropes the organization has polled on for decades.

Data shows millennials to be the most anti-Semitic generation in the United States, embracing 5.37 tropes on average. In contrast, Tik-Tok enthusiast Gen Z believes 5.01 bigotries, Gen X a total of 4.19 and baby boomers 3.06.

The survey found a correlation between anti-Semitism and the belief in an “oppressor vs. oppressed” ideology, asking for levels of agreement in the statement, “When we think about the problems of the world, it comes down to the oppressor vs the oppressed.” Those who strongly agreed endorsed six anti-Semitic tropes on average, whereas those who disagreed believed in 2.4.

“The ‘oppressed vs. oppressor’ correlation with increased anti-Semitic beliefs is most interesting to me. Having been brought up in the Soviet Union where that same Marxist-Leninist ideology and ideologues were very much responsible for Soviet anti-Semitic and anti-Zionism,” Misha Galperin, president and CEO of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, told JNS. “I’ve been to that movie and did not like the plot.”

Researchers also found a correlation between beliefs in conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic tropes. Those in the top 25% for conspiracist ideology believed an average of 6.2 tropes.

Galperin said that “the overall increase is not terribly surprising given the enormous increase in anti-Semitic and anti-Israel incidents, especially on college campuses.”

Posted on March 6, 2024

Source: (This article was originally published by the Jewish News Syndicate on March 4, 2024. Time-related language has been modified to reflect our republication today. See original article at this link.)

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