The finding is clear: 85% of French people of the Jewish faith and 64% of the nation as a whole think that anti-Semitism is a widespread feeling, reveals a survey by the Ifop survey carried out for the American Jewish Committee (AJC ) and the Foundation for Political Innovation, published in
Le Parisien
on Wednesday 26 January.
A growing phenomenon, according to 64% of Israelites.
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According to this survey, 68% of them have been teased or harassed and 20% have been victims of aggression, because of their religious affiliation.
A phenomenon on the rise in the event of wearing an external sign such as the Kippa or a Star of David - 78% of verbal attacks and 29% of physical attacks.
To avoid them, 60% of parents ask their children not to go
“to certain neighborhoods”
and 55% not to wear distinctive signs.
45% of parents also ask their children to conceal their religious affiliation.
Many prejudices
There are many clichés about French Jews. 30% of the population considers that they are richer than the average, and as much that they "
use today in their own interest their statute of victims of the genocide during the Second World War
". 26% of French people believe that they have "
too much power in the field of economy and finance
", 24% "
in the field of the media
", 19% "
in the field of politics
" and 10% that they “
are responsible for many economic crises
”.
For Jews, the main reason for anti-Semitism in France is hatred of Israel (62%). The survey reveals that 49% of French Muslims denounce far-right ideas as the culprit of anti-Semitism when 54% of French Catholics believe that Islamism is responsible. "
By further refining the reading of the results, we see that adherence to anti-Semitic prejudice is stronger among Muslims who regularly attend the mosque: among these, 61% think that the Jews have too much power, against 40% among the non-practitioners
,” explains
Le Parisien
. 59% of French people of Muslim faith over 50 think that "
Jews have too much power in finance
", and 40% of 18-24 year olds.