Almost half of Britons think the UK should allow fewer Israelis, or none at all, to migrate to the country, making them among the country’s most unwanted immigrants, second only to Russians, in a poll that asked about migrants from 23 countries.

According to the poll, just five percent of Britons think the UK should allow more Israelis to come to the country, while 24% think the current number is fine.

Twenty-three percent think Britain should allow fewer Israelis, and 24% none at all. The remaining 23% said they didn’t know.

The same poll was previously conducted a decade ago, in 2016.

A decade ago, 36% of Britons said the UK should allow fewer or no Israelis, compared to 47% today. The drop comes amid a general surge in anti-Israel feeling across the world since the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught set off wars in Gaza and across the region.

Israelis came in 22nd out of 23rd in the survey, with Britons being most positive about immigrants from Ireland, a country from which only 12% of respondents want to reduce immigration.

Last on the list, just below Israel, was Russia. Twenty percent of Britons said they wanted the same number or more Russians to be allowed to........

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