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European Public Opinion Polls: Attitudes Towards Jews and Anti-Semitism

(April 2007)

Can a way be found for Israel and Palestinian rights to coexist? (Pew Resaerch Center, 2007)

  Yes No
U.S. Muslims 61% 60%
Self/Parents from:    
Arab Region 49% 32%
Pakistan 67% 6%
Other South Asia 59% 11%
General Public in:    
United States 67% 15%
Israel 67% 29%
Muslims in:    
Jordan 14% 85%
Indonesia 26% 60%
Kuwait 22% 73%
Lebanon 17% 75%
Morocco 5% 90%
Pakistan 23% 58%
Turkey 33% 49%

What do you believe is the purpose of Iran's nuclear program? (ADL March 21-April 16, 2007. Poll of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Poland)

Military purposes 51%
Solely nuclear energy 14%
Both energy and weapons 16%

Do American-Jews control U.S. Middle Eastern policy?(ADL March 21-April 16, 2007. Poll of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Poland)

  Spain Poland
Yes 53% 56%

Is your opinion on Jews influenced by the actions taken by the State of Israel? (ADL March 21-April 16, 2007. Poll of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Poland)

Yes 25%

Is your opinion of Jews better or worse as a result of the actions taken by the State of Israel (among those who answered "yes" in the question above)?(ADL March 21-April 16, 2007. Poll of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Poland)

Worse 52%

Are the Jews responsible for the death of Jesus? (ADL March 21-April 16, 2007. Poll of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Poland)

Yes 20%

Do Jews still talk to much about what happened to them in the Holocaust? (ADL March 21-April 16, 2007. Poll of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Poland)

Probably (total) 47%
  France Germany Italy Spain Poland
Probably (2007) 40% 45% 46% 46% 58%
Probably (2005) 34% 48% 49% 46% 52%

Do Jews have too much power in international financial markets? (ADL March 21-April 16, 2007. Poll of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Poland)

Yes 44%
  France Germany Italy Spain Poland
Probably (2007) 28% 25% 42% 68% 54%
Probably (2005) 24% 24% 32% 54% 43%

Do Jews have too much power in the business world? (ADL March 21-April 16, 2007. Poll of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Poland)

Yes 39%
  France Germany Italy Spain Poland
Probably (2007) 28% 21% 42% 53% 49%
Probably (2005) 25% 20% 33% 45% 43%

Are Jews more loyal to Israel than this country? (ADL March 21-April 16, 2007. Poll of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Poland)

Yes 51%
  France Germany Italy Spain Poland
Probably (2007) 39% 51% 48% 60% 59%
Probably (2005) 29% 55% 57% 51% 52%

Do you believe that Jews are more loyal to Israel than to the countries in which they live? (ADL, March 21 - April 16, 2007)

Yes (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland Average )
51%
Yes (Spain)
60%
Yes (France)
39%

Is the statement that "Jews still talk too much about what happened to them in the Holocaust" true? (ADL, March 21 - April 16, 2007)

Probably true (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland Average)
47%
Probably true (Poland)
58%

Do you agree or disagree that the Jews are responsible for the death of Christ? (ADL, March 21 - April 16, 2007)

Agree (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland Average)
20%
Agree (Poland)
39%

I believe that Jews "probably" have too much influence on international financial markets. (ADL, March 21 - April 16, 2007)

Agree (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland Average)
44%

American Jews control US policy in the Middle East. (ADL, March 21 - April 16, 2007)

Agree (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland Average)
50%

Do you believe that Jews had too much power in the business world? (ADL, March 21 - April 16, 2007)

Yes
39%