Response to Li: yes,I agree with you, I would hope that Israel's falling popularity arises from its actions and policies, principally those of the right wing government and the IDF, and not from racial stereotyping. I have Jewish friends (I am a US citizen of Palestinian and Lebanese origin) who recognize that Zionism has become a corrupting, racist ideology that has oppressed, if not enslaved, millions of Arabs and threatened many millions more. I would support a "one state" solution to the problem, but this will take decades of adaptation, forgiveness, understanding and healing in order to succeed. If the US really had Israel's best interests at heart, instead of continuing Carte Blanche military and political support, it would explain the hard truth and take actions accordingly. Unfortunately, AIPAC etc. have so intimidated Congress and Obama that no-one has acted correctly in eons. We just give lip service to the impossible two-state solution, knowing it will never happen, and keep on reinforcing the Israeli military-industrial complex (surely the most developed of these in the world) and alienating the rest of the globe with our support. Many thousands more will die, be oppressed, made homeless, and lose everything before anything improves. Very sad.

That is not correct about Iran. Iran has legal protections especially for Jews. Iranian law guarantees that at least one Jewish-Iranian shall be elected to Parliament.

Thanks for your support of security and justice for the Palestinians.

"...the Iranian government, rather than the Iranian people, isn't exactly friendly towards Jews..." Actually, given that Iran has the largest Jewish population in the Middle East outside Israel and that this community has, by and large, resisted attempts by the Israeli government to bribe it to "make Aliyah", I'm not so sure that this is justified (and I'm not as a rule a defender of the horrible Iranian government). Jews have a representative in Parliament, for what it's worth, and are probably treated no worse than the rest of the population of Iran.

idiotic to begin with to use this "anti semitism" argument *yawn* ..
and its even more foolish and naive to make the suggestion that the actions of Israel against Palestinians , arent directly motivated by the Identity Israel gives itself , which is DIRECTLY linked to Zionist ethos ..

It's also quite well known that the JEWS are the ones persecuted in Israel and Palestine , and this is perpetrated BY the Zionists .. who by definition do not believe anyone OTHER than Zionists .. to be worthy humans , and who have stolen the"JEWISH" identity to hide their zionism and "chosen people" rhetoric behind.

Li: you seem like a relatively well trained Zionist troll , trying to hide behind some kind of political correct "consideration" of the palestinian people .. while hapily hiding behind your zionist connections..

better luck next time :)

I agree with the comments completely. I have no problems with the Jewish faith or the muslim faith or any other kind of religion or faith. I have massive problems with this evil, cruel and barbaric state called Israel. It is running out of control and is hiding behind Uncle Sam, who appears to find no fault with anything Israel does. The list of crimes this rogue state has committed is very long. So YES! the world is slowly waking up. But please not all Jews are Israeli's, so hate the state but not all the citizens.

You are right in asking for more detailed surveys. I find it very difficult to assess how much of the estimated increase in antisemitism in Germany, for instance, is racist or because Germans are becoming increasingly angry about Israel's policies, war crimes and apparent arrogance in the face of criticism, as well as their own inability to voice this anger in the face of "their terrible history". Some believe the old antisemitism if still alive. However, this does not explain German sentiments and I believe the last survey did not distinguish between sentiments about Jews and Israel, or Israel's government. Obviously there must be some antisemitism or racism against Jews, as Jews have been targeted, but so have Turks, Asians and dark-skinned people - much more so
I, in fact, would like to see a survey that determines, as far as that is possible, not only how much negativity is due to Israel's policies, but also whether those surveyed generally have negative feelings about the 'other', which include all the clichés that adhere to each group.
As I have never known any antisemites (that is, according to the dictionary, those with an irrational hatred towards Jews) and have always been interested in understanding differing levels of racial discrimination, conscious and unconscious, I prefer not to use the word or even think of discrimination against Jews as antisemitic. The term has taken on a life of its own, with it being slung around indiscriminately or used as a weapon, as well as the interminable debates on it. In a sense, the term has been so abused that it has lost its original meaning.

Israel must be forced to relinquish the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, stop the harsh treatment of Palestinian Civilians, and to not only relinquish the above-mentioned territories to the Palestinians, but to also cede control of the water and airspace of West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem as well. Israel must do her part by withdrawing from those territories...immediately and allow the Palestinians to create their own independent, sovereign nation-state ALONGSIDE Israel, and NOT in place of it, the way lots of people want. It's not too late, and it can and should be be done!