Mockery, insults, physical attacks… for seven months, anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist acts have become commonplace in France, reveals a study carried out by Ifop.
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86% of French Jews say they fear more of being victims of anti-Semitic aggression since October 7, the day of the attack on Israel by Hamas, according to a vast survey carried out by Ifop for the French branch of the American Jewish Committee (AJC Paris).
According to the survey, many Jews decide to change their behavior to protect themselves in France, the largest Jewish community in Europe (with 500,000 Jews). For example, half have stopped wearing religious symbols in public spaces and a third take the taxi less, or no longer at all. 19% have removed the mezuzah from their facade, this small scroll with biblical passages that Jews hang on the door of their house, 17% have created a group on a messaging service solely to communicate with loved ones, and 18% even go as far as to change their last name on delivery apps like Deliveroo or Amazon.
Finally, they are also very cautious on social networks, which they consider dangerous for 54% of French Jews, in particular because of the increase in anti-Semitic content since October 7. Added to the fear is a feeling of loneliness, experienced by 80% of the Jews interviewed, after the Hamas attack.
Methodology: To carry out this survey, Ifop notably interviewed 500 French people of Jewish faith or culture to assess their exposure to anti-Semitic acts and the impact of the October 7 event on their daily lives. 51% of respondents are practicing, 49% say they practice little or not. The composition of the sample also presents gender parity and an age distribution similar to that of the general French population.
