US EditionOne in Four Americans Believe Recent Attacks on Jews Were ‘Understandable,’ ADL Survey Finds
UNITED STATES, JUL 11 – The Anti-Defamation League survey finds 85% of Americans condemn 2025 attacks on Jews while 24% find them understandable or justified, revealing a rise in antisemitic views.
- The Anti-Defamation League released a report on July 11, 2025, revealing that about one-quarter of Americans find recent attacks on Jews understandable despite widespread condemnation.
- The report highlighted three violent antisemitic incidents in 2025, including a firebombing in Boulder that resulted in the death of an 82-year-old woman and a shooting in May that targeted personnel at the Israeli diplomatic mission in Washington, D.C.
- The ADL surveyed over 1,000 American adults on June 10, finding that 78% viewed the attacks as antisemitic, while 24% believed they were staged or understandable and 27% blamed Jewish Americans for Israel's actions.
- ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt expressed concern that it is deeply troubling how 25% of Americans view recent horrific acts of violence as reasonable or justified, reflecting a disturbing level of mainstream acceptance of antisemitic ideas.
- The findings suggest persistent antisemitic attitudes in the U.S. and support for increased government action, with 75% of respondents wanting stronger measures against antisemitism.
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Exclusive | Reddit flooded with antisemitic conspiracy theories about attacks on Jews in US — despite hate speech ban: ADL report
Reddit is rife with antisemitic conspiracy theories about recent attacks on Jewish people in the US – despite the site’s pledge to crack down on hate speech, the Anti-Defamation League said Friday.
Anti-Defamation League reveals unprecedented depth of public internalization of anti-Semitic narratives • Survey points to dangerous normalization of political violence and widespread support for government action against anti-Semitism
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