The Emergency Lights Are Flashing Red for American Jews
A major new survey found belief in antisemitic tropes rising, Holocaust denial gaining acceptance, and nearly half of young Americans refusing to affirm Israel’s existence.
Antisemitic attitudes in the United States have reached their worst level since a major tracking survey began measuring them in 2023, with every anti-Jewish trope studied gaining ground and younger Americans emerging as the generation most likely to view Jews as a threat.
The findings come from the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate’s March 2026 U.S. Antisemitism Landscape Survey, which examined the views of 7,053 American adults. The survey lumps in antizionist bigotry with antisemitism, despite antizionist ideology being the primary driver of discrimination against American Jews today.
Still, the survey provides vital information about the direction in which the U.S. is headed with regard to hatred of Jews. Two years ago, the organization found that antisemitic attitudes had risen following the October 7 Hamas-led massacre and the war it set off. The increase appeared to level off in 2024.
But now, the number of Americans who hold bigoted beliefs about American Jews and Israel is surging.
