By Katie Doyle on Stuff…
High levels of anti-Semitism have been highlighted in a new survey by the New Zealand Jewish Council, with 63 per cent of respondents agreeing with at least one anti-Semitic viewpoint.
The Antisemitism Survey of New Zealand 2021 put 18 internationally recognised statements to more than 1000 New Zealanders to measure anti-Semitism sentiment. It was conducted online by Curia Research.
The survey revealed 21 per cent of respondents held two or more classical anti-Semitic views, agreeing with statements like “Jews have too much power in international financial markets”, and 6 per cent of those surveyed held nine or more anti-Semitic views.
Former chief science adviser Sir Peter Gluckman wrote the survey foreword and said the significant percentage of people who held classical anti-Semitic views was very concerning.
“This survey shows that classic antisemitism has re-emerged – particularly during the pandemic – as Holocaust denial and has become conflated with conspiracy theories and alt-right politics,” he said.
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