Search
Close this search box.

Nearly Half Of British Jews Considering Fleeing The Country Due To Antisemitism


A survey conducted by Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) has revealed that nearly half of British Jews have considered leaving the UK since the October 7 Hamas attacks, citing rising antisemitism as a primary concern.

The data indicates that 69% of UK Jews feel less inclined to publicly display signs of their Jewishness, such as wearing a Star of David or a kippah, since the October 7 massacre. Additionally, 48% of the respondents, including 17% who strongly agreed, have contemplated leaving the UK due to antisemitism, while 34% disagreed with this sentiment.

61% of those surveyed reported experiencing or witnessing an antisemitic incident since the incident on October 7. When asked about the treatment of antisemitic hate crimes by the police, two-thirds of the respondents disagreed that it is handled the same as other forms of hate crime.

On the topic of anti-Israel demonstrations, 91% would avoid traveling to city centers where such protests were taking place, and 95% agreed that the Crown Prosecution Service should report statistics on prosecutions of antisemitic hate crimes.

In response to whether the British Government should designate Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terrorist organization, 90% of respondents agreed, with 78% strongly agreeing. Hizb ut-Tahrir is known for advocating the establishment of a global Muslim caliphate and has been reported as having a history of promoting antisemitism and engaging in activities with violent inclinations.

Political parties’ tolerance of antisemitism was also a focus of the survey. The Labour Party, formerly chaired by antisemite Jeremy Corbyn, was perceived as the most tolerant of antisemitism among its ranks, with 63% of respondents expressing this view. Corbyn has faced numerous accusations of antisemitism during and since his tenure. Other parties perceived as too tolerant of antisemitism included SNP (47%), the Green Party (42%), the Liberal Democrats (32%), and Sinn Féin (32%), while the Reclaim Party was seen as the least accommodating of antisemitism (11%).

The survey also touched on media coverage, with 86% of respondents expressing dissatisfaction with the BBC’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas crisis, including 71% who strongly felt this way.

Regarding their personal connection to events in Israel, an overwhelming majority (97%) felt connected, with 78% strongly feeling so.

Finally, the survey found that four out of five British Jews identify as Zionists, with 57% strongly agreeing with this identification. Only 6% disagreed, with the remainder expressing no opinion.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)



3 Responses

  1. I live in England. Have encountered about 200 Jews over last two months. Nobody has told me they want to leave England. Make of that what you will.

  2. I have some doubts on the accuracy of this survey. Especially, only 6% disagreed on being Zionists, doesn’t seem right unless they intentionally did not survey the chareidim.

  3. David, Charedim are the biggest zionists, since we truly believe in returning to Zion and say so at least three times a day. The timing of that return is irrelevant. It is we who believe that a Jew cannot every be truly at home anywhere in chutz lo’oretz, and no matter how long we stay there we are only traveling, like people staying at a hotel. It’s the secular who are no longer zionists, since they would just as happily live anywhere.

Leave a Reply


Popular Posts