More than one in five British adults now hold entrenched antisemitic views, according to a survey published Sunday, while almost half think Israel treats the Palestinians like the Nazis treated the Jews.

The poll, conducted by YouGov in collaboration with Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), found that 21 percent of the British public agrees with at least four antisemitic statements. That was nearly double the level recorded in 2021, and the highest figure since the survey was first taken a decade ago.

Results are based on an online survey conducted on September 1-2. The results were published ahead of CAA’s march against antisemitism scheduled for Sunday afternoon, and a day after London police said they had arrested around 425 people at a demonstration in support of Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group proscribed by the government as a terrorist organization.

Nearly half of respondents (45%) said they believe Israel treats Palestinians like Nazis treated Jews, a sharp rise from 33% last year. Among 18- to 24-year-olds, that figure reached as high as 60%.

“This is one of the most common antisemitic tropes that we see,” CAA said. “It both trivializes the Holocaust, in which six million Jews were industrially slaughtered, and insultingly accuses victims of the........

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