Europeans are experiencing a ‘wave of antisemitism’, survey finds

EU agency says 96% of respondents reported anti-Jewish behaviour, with conflict in Middle East one of the causes

Europe is experiencing a wave of antisemitism" caused partly by the conflict in the Middle East, the EU's leading rights agency has said, as it published a survey finding that nearly all respondents reported recent anti-Jewish prejudice.

The survey by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights found that 96% of respondents had experienced antisemitism in the year before the survey, which was carried out between January and June 2023. A total of 84% considered antisemitism to be a very big" or fairly big problem" in their country, while fewer than one in five (18%) thought governments were handling it effectively.