More Americans See Antisemitism as 'Very Serious' Issue: Poll

Most Americans see a prejudice against Jewish people as a major problem within the country today, with half of respondents to a new Gallup poll calling it a very serious issue.

"We see a pretty big jump in antisemitism," Jeff Jones, a senior editor at Gallup, told Newsweek. "Certainly things have changed a lot over these past couple years."

Gallup's data comes from telephone surveys with over 1,000 U.S. adults conducted from May 1-23. The last time the organization polled specifically about antisemitism was in 2003 when former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, who was Jewish, ran for president.

Americans are more likely today than two decades ago describe antisemitism as a problem. Nearly half of respondents now rate it as "very serious," with a combined 81% saying its either a very or somewhat serious problem.

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