ADL: U.S. has much lower levels of anti-Semitism than Europe (2007)

2007 ADL survey on anti-Semitism in the U.S.

"The U.S. survey's findings help underscore the contrast between anti-Semitic attitudes held by Americans and those of Europeans polled earlier this year.
ADL surveys in 11 European countries released in May and July 2007 revealed that fully half of the Europeans surveyed believe Jews are not loyal to their country and more than one-third believe that Jews have too much power in business and finance. In Europe, the surveys revealed that a large number of Europeans believe the classical anti-Semitic canards that have persistently pursued Jews through the centuries.
"The good news is that America is different," said Mr. Foxman. "Many more Americans reject the classical anti-Semitic canards than those Europeans in the countries surveyed. These attitudes help incite and legitimize anti-Semitism, including violence against Jews in many European countries. The findings that a high percentage of respondents in Spain and Poland hold negative views of Jews are not surprising, given each country's history of animus toward Jews.""

Polls in European countries revealed the levels in some countries to be more than twice as high.
"Jews are more loyal to Israel than their own country"
U.S.: 31% (down from 33% in 2005)
France: 39% (up from 29% in 2005)
Switzerland: 44% (up from 38% in 2005)
The Netherlands: 46% (up from 36% in 2005)
Italy: 48% (down from 57% in 2005)
Hungary: 50% (up from 37% in 2005)
U.K.: 50% (up from 39% in 2005)
Germany: 51% (down from 55% in 2005)
Austria: 54% (up from 38% in 2005)
Belgium: 54% (up from 41% in 2005)
Poland: 59% (up from 52% in 2005)
Spain: 60% (up from 51% in 2005)

"Jews have too much power in the business world"
The Netherlands: 11% (down from 18% in 2005)
U.S.: 20% (up from 19% in 2005)
Germany: 21% (up from 20% in 2005)
U.K.: 22% (up from 14% in 2005)
France: 28% (up from 25% in 2005)
Belgium: 36% (up from 33% in 2005)
Austria: 37% (up from 24% in 2005)
Switzerland: 41% (up from 26% in 2005)
Italy: 42% (up from 33% in 2005)
Poland: 49% (up from 43% in 2005)
Spain: 53% (up from 45% in 2005)
Hungary: 60% (up from 55% in 2005)

"Jews have too much power in international financial markets"
The Netherlands: 14% (down from 19% in 2005)
U.S.: 18% (up from 17% in 2005)
U.K.: 21% (up from 16% in 2005)
Germany: 25% (up from 24% in 2005)
France: 28% (up from 24% in 2005)
Belgium: 40% (up from 33% in 2005)
Switzerland: 40% up 30% in 2005)
Italy: 42% (up from 32% in 2005)
Austria: 43% (up from 33% in 2005)
Poland: 54% (up from 43% in 2005)
Hungary: 61% (up from 55% in 2005)
Spain: 68% (up from 54% in 2005)
The contrast between the survey findings in the U.S. and Spain is striking!