Perceptions of Antisemitism
Publication Date
January 2026
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[Survey fieldwork completed November 2025]
A growing majority of Europeans (55% compared to 50% in 2018) consider antisemitism as a problem in their country. 47% of Europeans (+11 pp compared to 36% in 2018) believe that antisemitism has increased over the past five years in their country. 62% of European citizens (+11 pp) think that hostility in public places is a problem in their country. 61% say that antisemitic graffiti or vandalism and antisemitism online (+10 pp for both) are a problem in their country. While 48% of Europeans (+5 pp) think that the Holocaust is sufficiently taught in school, a growing number of citizens (66% compared to 61% in 2018) are aware of laws about incitement to antisemitic violence. But still, only 52% (+10 pp) know about laws criminalising Holocaust denial. Almost seven out of ten Europeans (69%, +15pp since 2018) think that the conflicts in the Middle East have an influence on the perception of Jewish people in their country.
A growing majority of Europeans (55% compared to 50% in 2018) consider antisemitism as a problem in their country. 47% of Europeans (+11 pp compared to 36% in 2018) believe that antisemitism has increased over the past five years in their country. 62% of European citizens (+11 pp) think that hostility in public places is a problem in their country. 61% say that antisemitic graffiti or vandalism and antisemitism online (+10 pp for both) are a problem in their country. While 48% of Europeans (+5 pp) think that the Holocaust is sufficiently taught in school, a growing number of citizens (66% compared to 61% in 2018) are aware of laws about incitement to antisemitic violence. But still, only 52% (+10 pp) know about laws criminalising Holocaust denial. Almost seven out of ten Europeans (69%, +15pp since 2018) think that the conflicts in the Middle East have an influence on the perception of Jewish people in their country.
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Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Cyprus Germany Denmark Estonia Europe France Finland Spain Croatia Hungary Ireland Latvia Lithuania Italy Malta Netherlands Poland Luxembourg Portugal Romania Sweden Slovakia Slovenia
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570
ISBN/ISSN
978-92-68-36553-3
