Poll: 96% of Jews in 13 EU Countries Experience Antisemitism Daily

A survey conducted by the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency of 8,000 self-identified Jews from thirteen EU countries: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain and Sweden, as reported by Israeli media, found that 96 percent of respondents said they had encountered antisemitism in their daily lives even before the ongoing war in Gaza.

Agency director Sirpa Rautio says that Europe’s Jewish community is facing a “rising tide of antisemitism,” with the conflict in the Middle East “eroding” progress made in the fight against it and the surge in antisemitism jeopardizing the success of the EU’s first-ever strategy for combating the problem.

Some 37% of respondents said they were harassed over the past year with 4% saying they had experienced antisemitic physical attacks during that time, double the number recorded in 2018, the last time the agency held a survey.

Most respondents said they worry for their own (53%) and their family’s (60%) safety and security. A vast majority of Jews (80%) said they feel antisemitism has worsened in recent years. The most common “stereotypes” accused Jews of “holding power and control over finance, media, politics or economy.”

76% of respondents reported that they had hidden their Jewish identity “at least occasionally,” and 34% avoided Jewish events or sites “because they do not feel safe.” 74% of Jews felt that the Gaza conflict had affected their sense of security, the highest rate among the countries surveyed. (INN / VFI News)

“By Your hand save me from such people, Lord, from those of this world whose reward is in this life.” - Psalm 17:14a

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