(Jewish Group) Anti-Semitic violence is on the rise in America -- but anti-Semitic attitudes are not
(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)
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While 61 percent of respondents said they agreed with one or more of the stereotypes, only 11 percent said they believed in a majority of them. That number is consistent with the ADLs surveys over the past 25 years.
Our research finds that this uptick [in anti-Semitic violence] is being caused not by a change in attitudes among most Americans, said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in a statement. Rather, more of the millions of Americans holding anti-Semitic views are feeling emboldened to act on their hate.
The poll found that many Americans do believe in certain longstanding anti-Jewish stereotypes, even though few subscribed to most of the beliefs:
31% of American adults believe Jewish employers go out of their way to hire other Jews.
27% believe the Jews killed Jesus.
24% believe American Jews are more loyal to Israel than to the United States.
19% believe Jews still talk too much about what happened to them in the Holocaust.
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A quarter of US Americans believe we are more loyal to another country.
Personally, I believe this is also why so many have negative beliefs about Israel; it is based in anti-Semitism. Though, of course, all (most, frankly) criticism of Israel is not anti-Semitic in nature. I have to laugh at the "we hire other Jews". I have never been hired by a Jew, nor have I ever hired a Jew over another qualified candidate.