A new survey by the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Center for Antisemitism Research published Friday has uncovered disturbing levels of antisemitic sentiment in the United States, with nearly one in four Americans describing recent violent attacks against Jewish Americans as “understandable.”

The findings come in the wake of three violent incidents targeting Jewish Americans, including arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence and deadly attacks in Washington, D.C., and Boulder, Colorado. Conducted on June 10, 2025, with a nationally representative sample of 1,000 Americans through the Ipsos Observer Omnibus, the survey revealed that 24% of respondents found the attacks “understandable,” while a similar percentage believed they were false flag operations designed to garner support for Israel.

Additionally, 22% of respondents said the incidents were not antisemitic, 15% called the violence “necessary,” 14% did not consider them hate crimes and 13% deemed them “justified.”

“As the Jewish community is still reeling from recent antisemitic attacks that killed three people, it’s unacceptable that one-quarter of Americans find this unspeakable violence understandable or justified — an alarming sign of how antisemitic narratives are accepted by the mainstream,” said ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt.