European Attitudes Toward Jews

Percent responding "probably true" to the following statements: (ADL, May 2005)

	"Jews are more loyal to Israel than to this country"	"Jews have too much power in the business world"	"Jews have too much power in international financial markets"	"Jews still talk to much about what happened to them in the Holocaust"
Austria	38%	24%	33%	46%
Belgium	41%	33%	33%	41%
Denmark	43%	11%	21%	35%
France	29%	25%	24%	34%
Germany	50%	20%	24%	48%
Holland	36%	18%	19%	34%
Hungary	37%	55%	55%	46%
Italy	55%	33%	32%	49%
Poland	52%	43%	43%	52%
Spain	51%	45%	54%	46%
Switzerland	38%	26%	30%	48%
UK	39%	14%	16%	28%

Percent responding "strongly agree + somewhat agree," "yes," and "worse," respectively to the following statements and questions: (ADL, May 2005)

	"The Jews are responsibile for the death of Christ" Agree strongly + somewhat:	"Is your opinion of Jews influenced by actions taken by the state of Israel?" Yes:	Of those who answered yes to the previous question, "Is your opinion of Jews better or worse?" Worse:
Austria	16%	36%	49%
Belgium	19%	28%	63%
Denmark	22%	34%	39%
France	13%	15%	38%
Germany	18%	31%	50%
Holland	18%	26%	62%
Hungary	20%	22%	39%
Italy	14%	25%	51%
Poland	39%	28%	42%
Spain	20%	37%	69%
Switzerland	19%	41%	59%
UK	20%	28%	56%

In your opinion, is the violence directed against European Jews a result of anti-Jewish feelings or a result of anti-Israel sentiment? (ADL, May 2005)

	Anti-Jewish Feelings	Anti-Israel Sentiment
Austria	27%	39%
Belgium	23%	41%
Denmark	10%	65%
France	20%	36%
Germany	27%	43%
Holland	20%	44%
Hungary	17%	27%
Italy	32%	39%
Poland	34%	21%
Spain	18%	31%
Switzerland	27%	46%
UK	24%	33%

European Public Opinion Polls: Attitudes Toward Jews

(2005)