(Jewish Group) Jews face discrimination across the globe, new report finds
Jews experience a disproportionate rate of discrimination in countries around the globe, with 89 governments engaging in some kind of harassment against Jews or restrictions on the practice of Judaism, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.
By this measure, that is the most discrimination faced by any religious group other than Christians and Muslims, despite the fact Jews make up just 0.2% of the world’s population.
The report, based on two indexes of government and social hostility toward religious groups, tracks a broad array of discrimination and countries can be docked for placing restrictions on Judaism even if there is no local Jewish population.
“It includes derogatory statements that are made against Jews so it doesn’t always mean there was an act of physical force against a member of the group,” said Samirah Majumdar, a research associate at Pew and lead author of the study.
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Frankly, the more correct title should have been the first sentence of this article. Christians make up 31% (over 2 Billion) of the population and Muslims, about 25% (almost 2 Billion) of the population, and Jews....well, we make up .2% (just under 15 Million) of the WORLD population, and yet, we are listed as the third most targeted group. No, based on the numbers by percentage, we are THE most discriminated against in regards to religion...by magnitudes! PERIOD!
