POLL: Nearly Half of Jews Considered Leaving UK Due to Jew Hate

UNITED KINGDOM (VINnews) — Nearly half of British Jews have considered leaving the UK since October 7, according to staggering new data.

The polling by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, was conducted from November 12-17 among 3,744 respondents.

Following the Hamas massacre in Israel, 48% of respondents, including 17% who strongly agreed, said they had considered leaving the UK due to antisemitism. 34% disagreed.

69% of UK Jews agree (40% strongly) that they were less likely than before the massacre to show visible signs of their Jewishness. 15% disagreed, and the rest did not say.

Respondents were asked if they or someone they knew, had experienced or witnessed an antisemitic incident since October 7. 61% responded in the affirmative.

Regarding the statement, “Antisemitic hate crime is treated by the police in the same way as other forms of hate crime,” two-thirds disagreed, almost a third strongly; 16% agreed; and 18% neither agreed nor disagreed.

91% agreed that they would “avoid traveling to a city center if a major anti-Israel demonstration was taking place there”.

When asked if they were “satisfied with the BBC’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas crisis,” 86% said that they weren’t, including 71% who felt strongly. Only 4% were satisfied, including 1% very satisfied, and 4% didn’t express an opinion.

The remaining respondents said they did not watch or listen to the BBC or read its website.

Regarding the statement, “I feel personally connected to events happening in Israel,” 97% agreed, 78% strongly; no one disagreed, and only 2% expressed no opinion.