Professional Jewish teams have stated that younger British Christians are extra antisemitic in contrast with their American counterparts and with older generations of Christians, following the outcomes of a survey.
The survey requested round 2,000 British Christians their views on quite a lot of Jewish and Israel associated questions. Round a 3rd of these questioned stated they believed that Jews “nonetheless discuss an excessive amount of” concerning the Holocaust.
When it got here to the battle between Israel and Gaza, round a 3rd of younger British Christians stated they supported the Palestinians, whereas solely 19% got here out for Israel.
Round 14% of younger Christians stated they strongly supported Israel, a determine that rose to 22% amongst Christians aged 65 and over.
Dr Motti Inbari, a professor of Jewish Research on the College of North Carolina and a co-author of the analysis, stated, “Younger Brits are considerably extra prone to maintain very destructive opinions of Jews and Israel than older British Christians.
“With antisemitism being overtly celebrated, it is necessary to know why many British Christians, particularly the younger era, nonetheless embrace outdated antisemitic Christian views.”
Dr Inbari didn’t explicitly state what antisemitic views younger folks allegedly have, however the report did cite among the following:
– Believing it is not antisemitic to say Israel would not have a proper to exist – 16% agreed.
– Believing Jews most likely solely care about different Jews – 25% agreed.
– Believing Jews are liable for a lot of the world’s wars – 16% agreed.
The analysis additionally discovered that Christians who recognized as being far left politically, or who got here from an Asian background, had been extra prone to maintain antisemitic views than different younger British Christians.
Slightly below 1 / 4 of British Christians assist Israel within the present battle, in contrast with 42% of American Christians.
Dr Mitch Glaser, CEO of Chosen Individuals, a ministry that seeks to transform Jews and helped fund the analysis, stated, the findings present “precisely the place Christians within the UK stand — and it is deeply regarding”.
