A new survey on how Frenchmen perceive Jews revealed widespread
anti-Semitism alongside high support for Israel and pro-Jewish
sentiments.
The survey, conducted earlier this month by the polling
company Market Watch among 1,000 respondents, showed 39 percent of the
men and women who replied agreed with the statement that “Jews possess
too much power in business.” Another 21 percent disagreed and 40 percent
said they were neutral.
Forty-seven percent of respondents said French Jews
were more loyal to Israel than to France, while only 15 percent
disagreed. The poll, published on Jan. 24 by the World Zionist
Organization, which commissioned it, was performed online on Jan. 13 via
a platform developed by the IPSOS polling firm.
But when asked about their sentiments regarding French
Jews, 43 percent said they had a “positive” view and 53 percent said
they were neutral. Only four percent said they had negative views of
Jews.
Asked about their views on Israel, 20 percent said they
had a “favorable” view of the Jewish state; 61 percent said they were
neutral and only 19 percent said they had a negative opinion of Israel.
Fifty-four percent of respondents said “anti-Jewish
sentiments” were the source of violent incidents targeting Jews; 19
percent attributed violence against Jews to “anti-Israel sentiments” and
27 percent had no opinion on the matter.
http://forward.com/articles/170024/-of-french-say-jews-hold-too-much-power/
Sunday 27 January 2013
39% of French Say Jews Hold 'Too Much Power'
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