Did you know that 1 in 4 adults anti- Semitic

One in four adults
worldwide are "deeply infected with
anti-Semitic attitudes," the Anti-
Defamation League announced, in
releasing results of an
unprecedented global survey.
Nearly half have never heard of the
Holocaust, and only a third believe
historical descriptions are accurate,
the survey found.
Carried out by First International
Resources and commissioned by the
Anti-Defamation League, the survey
included 102 countries representing
88% of the world's adult population.
In native languages, it asked people
whether certain traditionally anti-
Semitic statements are probably true
or false, including that Jews have too
much power over international
markets, global media, and the U.S.
government; that they "don't care
about what happens to anyone but
their own kind," and that "Jews are
responsible for most of the world's
wars."
The survey then calculated how
many believed that at least six of
the 11 stereotypes were probably
true. In the Middle East and North
Africa, 74% did. In Eastern Europe,
one in three did, and in Western
Europe and sub-Saharan Africa,
nearly one in four believed most of
the stereotypes.
Overall, 26% believed at least six of
the stereotypes -- a figure
representing an estimated 1.1
billion people.
The most widely believed stereotype
was that Jews are more loyal to
Israel than to the countries in which
they live.
"For the first time we
have a real sense of how
pervasive and persistent
anti-Semitism is today
around the world," ADL
National Director
Abraham Foxman said in
a statement.
"The data from the
Global 100 Index enables
us to look beyond anti-
Semitic incidents and
rhetoric and quantify the
prevalence of anti-
Semitic attitudes across
the globe. We can now
identify hotspots, as well
as countries and regions
of the world where
hatred of Jews is
essentially nonexistent."
In Laos, only 0.2% of the
adult population holds
anti-Semitic views, the
survey found. Also at the bottom of
the list were the Philippines,
Sweden and the Netherlands.
In the United States, 9% of
respondents believed the majority of
the stereotypes.
The highest levels were found in the
Palestinian territories at 93% and
Iraq at 92%. Yemen, Algeria, Libya
and Tunisia were next.
In Asia, less than a quarter of
respondents had heard of the
Holocaust and believed historical
accounts are accurate. In sub-
Saharan Africa, that figured dropped
to 12%; in the Middle East and
North Africa, 8%.
Three quarters of the people
surveyed said they've never met a
Jewish person. That figure includes
most of the people who believe a
majority of the anti-Semitic
stereotypes are probably true.