A survey released on Thursday found widespread and increasingly prevalent hostility to Jews and Israel among young Americans, alongside general apathy toward taking action on antisemitism, while recognizing it as a problem.

Polls have repeatedly found that anti-Jewish sentiment is more common among younger Americans than older generations.

Thursday’s poll, by the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate, found that, for respondents aged 18-44, nearly one-third — 29% — viewed Jews as a “threat to the unity of American society,” compared to 13% of those over 60.

Among respondents aged 18-29, about one in eight, or 13%, said Jewish people “cause problems in the world,” compared to 3% of those over 60.

Around 1 in 5 younger Americans did not consider slurs against Jews to be harmful to Jewish people.

For Gen Z respondents, aged 18-29, only 52% said Israel has a right to exist.

Young people were also more likely to believe that Jews should handle antisemitism on their own, to say that antisemitism is not a major problem, to say that antisemitism is blown out of proportion, and were more open to questioning the Holocaust.

The survey also found that, while many Americans view antisemitism as an issue, they are less inclined to take action.

The number of Americans who view antisemitism as a “major problem” has increased since June 2023, from 40% to 46%.

At the same time, though, respondents who said “Jews can handle antisemitism on their own” increased from 40% to 55% during the same time period.

Respondents reported feeling sad (63%) or angry (48%) after reading about antisemitic hate crimes, but only 16% said they were........

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