The State of Antisemitism Around the Globe

For decades, AJC has been sounding the alarms to interlocuters in the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East about the spread of Jew hatred. As a key step, AJC has urged governments around the world to adopt as their guide the Working Definition of Antisemitism, developed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2016. So far, 28 nations have adopted this critical tool to combat antisemitism.

In October, AJC released its first-ever State of Antisemitism in America report. Based on parallel surveys of American Jews and the U.S. general public, the report revealed sharp disparities between the Jewish community and non-Jewish Americans regarding their perceptions and experiences of antisemitism in the United States. Similar surveys conducted by AJC around the world reveal the same troubling trend: rising antisemitism and lack of awareness about it from the general public. We asked AJC experts to share their insights about nine international communities where particular expressions of Jew hatred are on the rise. Here are just some of the hot spots.

The State of Antisemitism in France
The State of Antisemitism in France
From the children ruthlessly gunned down at a Jewish school in Toulouse in 2012 to the savage stabbing of an elderly Holocaust survivor in Paris in 2018, it is hardly a shock that a majority of French Jews and the general public believe that anti-Jewish hatred is on the rise.
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The State of Antisemitism in Latin America
Chile has become a dangerous place to be Jewish. Simply put, there is no stigma for antisemites.
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The State of Antisemitism in Central Europe
Antisemitism is nothing new in Poland. But state-sanctioned antisemitism in the form of historical revisionism and politicizing the question of property restitution have emerged most recently as primary challenges for the Jewish community.
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The State of Antisemitism in Germany
Though German leaders prioritize the protection of Jews as part of Germany’s Staatsräson, or national interest, the reality on the ground is grim.
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The State of Antisemitism in Scandinavia
Movements to ban infant circumcision have swept through Iceland, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, threatening to make it difficult for Jews to practice their faith and continue to call Europe home. Other, more violent trends have swept through the Nordic countries, as well.
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The State of Antisemitism in Africa
Antisemitism isn’t widespread across the African continent largely because there is no Jewish population there to marginalize and people are largely ignorant of what it means to be a modern, secular Jew. But the apartheid history of South Africa sets the southernmost tip apart from the rest of the continent. There, antisemitism is often prevalent in the form of anti-Israel rhetoric.
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The State of Antisemitism in Asia-Pacific
Despite a miniscule Jewish population, hatred and suspicion of Jews is prevalent in Indonesia – home to the world’s largest Muslim population
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The State of Antisemitism in the Middle East
Over the past century, antisemitism has become commonplace in many parts of the Middle East, including Iraq and Yemen. Myths and conspiracy theories that arose in Europe were imported and altered to blame Jews for many societal problems across the region.
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The State of Antisemitism in Eastern Europe
Unlike in other European countries, Jews in Ukraine generally do not face acts of violence or public condemnations of Israel. But traditional stereotypes of Jews persist.
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