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Survey: 34% of Americans say Jews have too much influence...
A nationwide survey released Tuesday shows anti-Semitism is growing in the United States, according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle.
SAN FRANCISCO - A nationwide survey released Tuesday shows anti-Semitism is growing in the United States, according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle.
The poll showed that nearly a third of all U.S. citizens fear a Jewish president may have divided loyalties when dealing with Israel, the report said.
The survey, conducted by the Institute for Jewish and Community Research in San Francisco, also found that nearly one in four Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 believe that Jewish control of the media distorts the news. Only 16 percent of older Americans held the same view.
The poll also found that that 34 percent of Americans agree that "Jews have too much influence on Wall Street," and 37 percent believe that the Jews were responsible for killing Jesus Christ.
The survey found higher anti-Semitism among Democrats than Republicans. Twenty percent of Democrats and Independents tend to "view Jews as caring only about themselves," compared to only 12 percent among Republicans.
Gary Tobin, the president of the Institute for Jewish and Community Research, said the results appear to reverse a post-Second World War and post-Holocaust trend of declining anti-Semitism in America.
Tobin said he expects the trend to continue due to the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the buildup toward a possible U.S. invasion of Iraq.
The poll showed that nearly a third of all U.S. citizens fear a Jewish president may have divided loyalties when dealing with Israel, the report said.
The survey, conducted by the Institute for Jewish and Community Research in San Francisco, also found that nearly one in four Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 believe that Jewish control of the media distorts the news. Only 16 percent of older Americans held the same view.
The poll also found that that 34 percent of Americans agree that "Jews have too much influence on Wall Street," and 37 percent believe that the Jews were responsible for killing Jesus Christ.
The survey found higher anti-Semitism among Democrats than Republicans. Twenty percent of Democrats and Independents tend to "view Jews as caring only about themselves," compared to only 12 percent among Republicans.
Gary Tobin, the president of the Institute for Jewish and Community Research, said the results appear to reverse a post-Second World War and post-Holocaust trend of declining anti-Semitism in America.
Tobin said he expects the trend to continue due to the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the buildup toward a possible U.S. invasion of Iraq.
For more information:
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/Sh...
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> by Socialist & Holocaust Family Member • Monday January 27, 2003 at 12:03 PM
> This is not news. So long as there is capitalism, anti-Semitism will continue to flourish.
You got that bassackwards. It is the anti-capitalists that are anti-Semitic. See photo then tell me what the yellow star means.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030125/168/34891.html
Demonstrators wearing masks with the faces of U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites), carry the 'Golden Calf,' during a demonstration against the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (news - web sites) (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003. The WEF takes place in Davos until Tuesday, Jan. 28. (AP Photo/Keystone, Fabrice Coffrini)