Survey Finds Jewish Americans have Fewer Allies

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July 16, 2026

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Antisemitism in the United States Trending in the Wrong Direction as Survey Finds Jewish Americans have Fewer Allies

Blue Square Alliance Against Hate’s ongoing tracking study of American attitudes on antisemitism finds Jewish allyship is declining, awareness of antisemitic violence remains low, and a growing percentage Americans do not see questioning the Holocaust as antisemitic

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New tracking research from the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate finds that the number of Americans who can be considered allies continues to decline, and more than half of Americans fail to see antisemitic incidents and violence taking place nationwide.

The newest U.S. Antisemitism Landscape Survey, completed in March 2026, fielded by SSRS and Research Narrative is the largest ongoing tracking study of American attitudes on antisemitism, paints a consistent and troubling picture: Americans are simultaneously growing more likely to acknowledge that hate is rising, while at the same time, likelihood to do anything about is rising at a slower pace.

Antisemitic attitudes in the United States increased following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, but hit a plateau by mid-2024 that continued for over a year. However, those numbers have since gone in the wrong direction: from August 2025 onward, the number of people expressing negative stereotypical attitudes toward Jewish people has grown, with the largest increases among Americans aged 18-49. Additionally, the survey found a sharp increase in the number of Americans who say they do not consider Holocaust questioning to be antisemitic.

“This data confirms what we have been watching build for three years,” said Adam Katz, President of the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate. “Americans are not indifferent — they would be alarmed if hate came to their street. But too many do not believe it is happening, do not see it as their fight, and do not feel empowered to do anything about it. Antisemitism does not stay in one place. It spreads – and it will keep spreading until more Americans understand that this is their fight too.”

Based on a proprietary Blue Square Alliance model that groups Americans by belief in antisemitic tropes and attitudes[1], the new survey results show antisemitic attitudes and belief in tropes are held by 30% of the population, a number that is at its highest level since Blue Square started tracking in 2023, and an increase from 24% since August 2025. Blue Square Alliance data shows that an estimated 47% Americans are considered “unengaged” – they are not actively involved in combating the issue of antisemitism. The survey also shows that the number of Americans considered to be allies has declined to 23% of the population, a decrease from 30% in August 2025.

The findings show that:

32% of Americans do not consider Holocaust questioning to be antisemitic, up 13 percentage points since June 2023.
55% of Americans now believe Jewish people can handle antisemitism on their own, up 15 percentage points from June 2023.
Only 48% of Americans consider it very important or essential to advocate on behalf of Jewish people — a number that is virtually identical across every generation.
53% of Americans were unfamiliar with the December 2025 attack at Bondi Beach, Australia, in which 15 Jewish people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration; 66% were unfamiliar with the arson of the largest synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi.
Of the more than 10 antisemitic tropes tracked by Blue Square Alliance, belief in nearly all have increased, with many nearly doubling – moving from single-digit to double-digit agreement – since 2023.
Gen Z and Millennials are more than twice as likely as Baby Boomers to view Jewish people as a threat to the unity of society – 29% of Gen Z and Millennials, compared to 13% of Baby Boomers[2].
The belief that Jewish people care more about the future of Israel than about the future of the United States has grown by 7 percentage points since tracking began in 2023.

“Three years of tracking data now tell a clear story. Antisemitic beliefs risk becoming more common, more accepted, and more concentrated among younger Americans,” said Steven Fransblow, Chief Data and Technology Officer for the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate. “The tropes that once required a fringe platform to spread are now circulating more widely, and can reach people faster. This is a significant challenge we face as we continue to address antisemitism in the days and years ahead.”

The survey also reveals what researchers call a proximity paradox: 61% of Americans say they would be very or extremely concerned if a Jewish person, family, or business in their local area were harassed — yet only 23% Americans strongly agree that Jews face a clear and present danger. Americans are not indifferent to antisemitism. They simply do not believe it is happening near them.

The tracking study also found that the right messages can move people. Americans remain responsive to empathy-based messaging delivered consistently. The data does not suggest overnight reversal is possible. It does suggest that sustained, well-targeted outreach works, even as the environment grows more challenging.

The semiannual U.S. Antisemitism Landscape Survey conducted by Blue Square Alliance Against Hate, SSRS, and Research Narrative is based on responses online from 7,053 US adults from March 4 to April 3, 2026. The margin of sampling error is ±1.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The full report, “Worse Than Before: Antisemitic Attitudes Reach New Levels Across the U.S” is available on the Blue Square Alliance website.

About the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate

The Blue Square Alliance Against Hate was founded in 2019 by Robert Kraft to stand up to Jewish hate and all hate – a mission that is now funded by over 30,000 Americans. We uniquely reach unengaged non-Jewish Americans, moving them to become allies through empathy-building national mass media and social content. We partner and convene diverse leaders and groups to create awareness and understanding, and our Command Center monitors the digital landscape 24/7 to understand where and how hate is spreading and completes national research on this topic.

[1] The model is proprietary to the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate and was developed independently, prior to its partnership with SSRS and Research Narrative.

[2] Respondents were asked: ‘Please indicate whether you feel that people in the following groups threaten the unity of American society. Jewish people.’ Figures reflect very much a threat and somewhat a threat responses.