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Poll: 50% in U.K. think Jews more loyal to Israel than home nation
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Jews, Tony Blair, U.K.

Half of the British public believes that Jews are more loyal to Israel than to their home country, an Anti-Defamation League poll released in Tuesday showed.

The survey of six European countries showed a rise in anti-Semitic attitudes. But it also indicated that positive views of Israel were also on the rise.

Asked to respond to the statement "Jews are more loyal to Israel than their own country," the survey found that 50 percent of U.K. respondents replied "probably true," up from 39 percent two years ago.
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Questioned as to boycotts against Israel by U.K.-based organizations, 43 percent of British respondents said they opposed them, while 37 percent expressed support for them.

The research showed that anti-Semitic attitudes were particularly marked in Hungary, where 61 percent of respondents said that it was probably true that Jesws have too much power in international financial markets, up from 55 percent in 2005, and that 60 percent believed that Jews have too much power in the business world.

"Millions of Europeans continue to accept a wide range of traditional anti-Semitic stereotypes and conspiracy theories, including the charge that Jews are more loyal to Israel than to their home country," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director.

"Despite the fact that individual governments and the EU have condemned anti-Semitism and sought ways to counteract it, these attitudes die hard and help incite and legitimize anti-Semitic acts, including violence against Jews," he said in a statement.

Some 3,000 adults from six countries -Austria, Belgium, Hungary, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom- participated in the poll commissioned by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and were asked questions on topics ranging from the Holocaust, to whether they believe Jews killed Christ.

The poll results revealed an increase in anti-Jewish biases among respondents from a poll taken in 2005.

Overall, half of those surveyed said they believe that Jews are more loyal to Israel than to their own country, with a majority of respondents in Austria, Belgium, Hungary and the United Kingdom saying they believe that this statement is probably true.

In four of the six countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, Swizerland and the United Kingdom, respondents said they viewed Israel more favorably than in 2005. The favorability rating for israel dropped, meanwhile, in Austria and Hungary.

In addition, the poll revealed a small decrease in respondents' identification with Palestinians in the wake of internecine struggles in Gaza, though support for Palestinians as a whole remained strong.

Foxman said he was "especially concerned that the survey found a large percentage of all respondents, and a majority in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland, believe that American Jews control U.S. policy on the Middle East, an old canard that has been resurrected in mainstream America and bolsters existing European attitudes.
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  1.   European Atitudes 14:07  |  Andrew 17/07/07
  2.   All You Have To Do Is Look At The Broadcast By Channel 4 14:09  |  Eli 17/07/07
  3.   loyalties 14:10  |  Francesca 17/07/07
  4.   The Brits have nothing to fear 14:15  |  Aussie Eli 17/07/07
  5.   50% in U.K. think Jews more loyal to Israel than to home nation 14:26  |  David Hawkins 17/07/07
  6.   British Jews come home now!! 14:29  |  Dan 17/07/07
  7.   dont apologize anyone 14:31  |  adam 17/07/07
  8.   Eurabia 14:33  |  Herbert Kaine 17/07/07
  9.   Eurabia 14:33  |  Herbert Kaine 17/07/07
  10.   When British academics and civil servants wish to boycott the 14:34  |  Howard 17/07/07
  11.   A question of loyalty 14:39  |  Samual Smith 17/07/07
  12.   to #5 : deflect attention 14:44  |  Charles 17/07/07
  13.   why anti semetic 14:47  |  the observer 17/07/07
  14.   to francesca 14:49  |  the observer 17/07/07
  15.   Funny 14:49  |  Yaron 17/07/07
  16.   White Europe is done for .. history repeats itself ! 14:52  |  redmike 17/07/07
  17.   The history of the last century is irreversable; 15:03  |  Uzi 17/07/07
  18.   STOP THE ADL 15:06  |  Michael 17/07/07
  19.   The Final Solution 15:10  |  Jeffrey 17/07/07
  20.   Why involve the Muslims? 15:10  |  ADLNOT 17/07/07
  21.   THEY COULD BE RIGHT 15:15  |  Ian 17/07/07
  22.   Jewish Loyalties Were Forever Questioned 15:16  |  Eli 17/07/07
  23.   #17 Uzi 15:21  |  Samual Smith 17/07/07
  24.   THE TROUBLE WITH ABE FOXMAN 15:25  |  Brant 17/07/07
  25.   50% of UK Citizens 15:30  |  Chris Linthwaite 17/07/07
  26.   Michael # 18, I Disagree 15:30  |  Eli 17/07/07
  27.   to Mr. Smith 15:33  |  ibraham mudayris 17/07/07
  28.   #27 Ibrahim muayris 15:41  |  Samual Smith 17/07/07
  29.   Might be true. So what? 15:45  |  Michael 17/07/07
  30.   ADLNOT #20 15:46  |  Joel Weltman 17/07/07
  31.   Umm Antisemitism? 15:47  |  Shmuel Goldstein 17/07/07
  32.   My only antisemitic experience was in Europe 15:47  |  Steve 17/07/07
  33.   Restricting Ethnic Ashkenazi Citizenship Rights 15:51  |  Joachim Martillo 17/07/07
  34.   Maybe b/c Israel claims they are 15:58  |  Sammy 17/07/07
  35.   So, the tides will change when that statement becomes true. 16:04  |  Loyalty4RightReasons 17/07/07
  36.   Jews in Britain 16:09  |  Jonathan S 17/07/07
  37.   do not understand either #5 16:10  |  jorge 17/07/07
  38.   Quite fair, if indeed it is the case 16:16  |  Avrohom ben Oded 17/07/07
  39.   After reading these comments..it seems the 50% are right 16:20  |  Tim 17/07/07
  40.   #2 If it were anyone else but Richard Little John 16:24  |  L A 17/07/07
  41.   economic & social problems in Hungary 16:25  |  Marc 17/07/07
  42.   Herbert Kaine 16:29  |  Euro Master 17/07/07
  43.   Yes, and?? 16:33  |  Yaakov Sullivan 17/07/07
  44.   Loyalty Means What - Break It Down To Some of its Components 16:37  |  Eli 17/07/07
  45.   Ibrahim 16:38  |  THE DUDE 17/07/07
  46.   Brant #24I 16:38  |  Joel Weltman 17/07/07
  47.   loyalty of American Jews??? 16:41  |  Joe 17/07/07
  48.   Brant -in SC 16:42  |  Alain 17/07/07
  49.   The ADL is a branch of the Thought Police 16:42  |  Sallahudin 17/07/07
  50.   Really?? I dont know anyone that thinks this??? 16:48  |  Michael 17/07/07
  51.   And why not? 16:51  |  Steven A. 17/07/07
  52.   RE: Eli 16:53  |  Mike 17/07/07
  53.   People wrongly equate the issue of loyalties with war 16:55  |  Man 17/07/07
  54.   Another Poll 16:56  |  Mark 17/07/07
  55.   Redmike, that`s not what brought down the Roman empire 16:56  |  Jake 17/07/07
  56.   I thought It would be at least 90% 17:00  |  emad matahin 17/07/07
  57.   Samual Smith, if you insist on being discriminatory 17:02  |  Jake 17/07/07
  58.   ADL nonsense 17:08  |  Ramzi, a Palestinian 17/07/07
  59.   question or answer 17:09  |  Severino Melo 17/07/07
  60.   Jewish Loyalty 17:11  |  Dagma 17/07/07
  61.   How many polled were Muslim? 17:13  |  GrossedOut 17/07/07
  62.   ADL nonsense 17:13  |  Josh 17/07/07
  63.   `10" Howard 17:14  |  Labhras 17/07/07
  64.   Strange indicators of anti-Semitism 17:14  |  Tosefta 17/07/07
  65.   Eurabia is a misnomer Herbert Kaine. 17:14  |  Hubal 17/07/07
  66.   "6" Dan 17:16  |  Labhras 17/07/07
  67.   Isn`t it obvious? Just like anyone who lives away from his state 17:16  |  Demosthenes 17/07/07
  68.   British Jews, Come to Israel 17:17  |  Jason, Ph.D. 17/07/07
  69.   `16` redmike 17:17  |  Labhras 17/07/07
  70.   Jewish Loyalty 17:21  |  dr. Barry 17/07/07
  71.   Now for a poll on other nationalities 17:27  |  Avrum 17/07/07
  72.   Jewish Loyalty 17:30  |  Dr. Barry 17/07/07
  73.   Torturing Data ... 17:35  |  Mathmatician 17/07/07
  74.   Half The British Public 17:36  |  Clickfool 17/07/07
  75.   Questionable research from the ADL 17:38  |  Vernon Marriott 17/07/07
  76.   Hubal, repeating lies 17:38  |  Jake 17/07/07
  77.   Why were the US and Israel left out of this poll? 17:41  |  Vernon Marriott 17/07/07
  78.   Jewish Denial changes nothing; the Diaspora is still lethal 17:43  |  David Turner 17/07/07
  79.   Why Not Poll Jews??? 17:43  |  dan 17/07/07
  80.   Goose Stepping Labrass 17:47  |  Duh 17/07/07
  81.   Double loyalties, triple, quadruple...who cares?? 17:47  |  Maimon 17/07/07
  82.   #47 POLL BRIT MUSLIMS