69% of Israeli Teenagers Say They’ve Experienced Antisemitism Online

Israel Hayom
November 8, 2013

The internet: it's coming for you.
The internet: it’s coming for you.

More than two-thirds of Israeli teens have been exposed to anti-Semitism on the Internet, according to a new survey released by the Anti-Defamation League.

According to the poll, 69 percent of Israeli teens have encountered various forms of anti-Semitic expression on the Internet. The poll also found that 36% reported being the victims of online attacks, including verbal abuse or being blocked from a website or forum because they are Israeli.

The poll of 500 Israeli Jewish teens between the ages of 15 and 18 had a margin of error of 4.4%. It was conducted in mid-October 2013 by the Geocartography polling company.

“The poll found a disturbingly high number of Israeli teens have experienced anti-Semitism, not as part of their daily lives in Israel, but on the Internet,” said ADL Director Abraham Foxman. “While they feel generally safe at home, Israeli teens are hardly immune from exposure to anti-Semitism and hatred toward Israel due to the borderless nature of the Internet and the cover of anonymity it provides to anti-Semites and those holding extreme anti-Israel views.”

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