LJews are hunted down in the streets of Amsterdam (Netherlands), molested in France (where anti-Semitic acts increased by 192% in the first half of 2024)… Anti-Semitism is progressing and changing its face. “There is an upheaval in the categories of French people who express anti-Jewish opinions”, observes Brice Teinturier, deputy general director of Ipsos, who carried out a survey for the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (Crif) analyzing the French view of anti-Semitism, that The Point reveals.
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Several lessons are learned. First: anti-Jewish opinions are clearly on the rise. To measure it, the institute evaluates adherence to 16 anti-Semitic stereotypes. “When an individual adheres to many items, it is a sign of structured thinking,” analyzes the sounder. However, 46% of French people today adhere to more than 6 anti-Jewish prejudices, compared to 37% in 2020. “Almost a quarter of respondents think that Jews are not really French like the others, up more than 6 points! »
Anti-Semitism among young people and the determining role of social networks
Second: hatred of Jews has taken on a worrying facelift in recent years. Only 53% of 18-24 year olds think that the majority of Jews are well integrated into the population, compared to 84% of French people. And 17% of those under 35 believe that their departure from France would be… a good thing!
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LFI joins the far right on leadership of anti-Semitic prejudices
The phenomenon is powerful among supporters of La France insoumise (LFI), 20% of whom consider the departure of Jews desirable – compared to 15% among those of the National Rally.
“It’s a complete upheaval of the political map,” notes Brice Teinturier, who describes a “historic reversal” : LFI now disputes with the far right the leadership of anti-Semitic prejudices. “A third of Insoumis sympathizers adhere to 9 or more anti-Jewish stereotypes. » In total, 55% of LFI followers check at least 6 boxes in the inventory of ordinary anti-Semitism.
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Even more disturbing: a quarter of them confess their “sympathy” for Hamas, and 40% refuse to describe the organization as “terrorist”. « LFI has revived anti-Semitism a political guarantee”, slices Yonathan Arfi. One in two French people now suspect their Jewish fellow citizens of “double allegiance”. “We observe this toxic porosity between criticism of Israel and the ostracization of the Jews of France, he analyzes. The Palestinian cause becomes a license to hate. »
ALSO READ LFI, from anti-Semitic rhetoric to the justification of the pogromThe street, documents the Ministry of the Interior, follows the movement. “The hysterization of the debate on Gaza has broken down the last barriers, notes Yonathan Arfi. Elected officials are making the Palestinian cause an electoral business. » A “criminal exploitation”against which the president of Crif calls to fight: “We need a systemic response. » The government promises a response for 2025…
