A poll released yesterday by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) finds that no less than 17% of American citizens can be classified as \"hardcore\" anti-Semites. 1,000 Americans participated in the survey, which, for the first time in ten years, shows an increase in the number of Americans with anti-Semitic attitudes. ADL National President Abraham Foxman says that the poll proves that \"an undercurrent of Jewish hatred persists in America.\"
The findings show that 35% of both the Hispanic and African-American sectors are \"strongly\" anti-Semitic, although only 3% of college and university students can be classified as such. Almost three-quarters of the \"most anti-Semitic\" Americans said they felt the US has been tilting too much towards Israel.
The ADL also announced yesterday that there has been an increase of anti-Semitic incidents in the US so far this year. The numbers show that attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions were up 11% in the first five months of 2002 compared with the same period in 2001.
The findings show that 35% of both the Hispanic and African-American sectors are \"strongly\" anti-Semitic, although only 3% of college and university students can be classified as such. Almost three-quarters of the \"most anti-Semitic\" Americans said they felt the US has been tilting too much towards Israel.
The ADL also announced yesterday that there has been an increase of anti-Semitic incidents in the US so far this year. The numbers show that attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions were up 11% in the first five months of 2002 compared with the same period in 2001.