ADL Global Report Finds One In Four People Is Anti-Semitic

The Anti-Defamation League's Global 100 report found that a quarter of the world is anti-Semitic, NBCNews.com reported.

The study, released on Tuesday, also demonstrated additionally alarming statistics -- including that only 54 percent of people in the world are aware of the Holocaust, and 32 percent believe it is a myth or was exaggerated.

Of the 53,100 adults surveyed, one in four are "deeply infected" with anti-Semitic beliefs. The study was conducted in 102 countries, according to NBCNews.com.

"This is the first survey of its kind, and certainly the first survey with this breadth," pollster Jeffrey Liszt said in a news conference.

Survey participants were also asked about Jewish stereotypes, including that Jews have too much power in the business world, think they're better than other groups, only care about their own kind, and talk too much about the Holocaust.

Nine percent of American residents believe at least six of the 11 Jewish stereotypes to be true, and 31 percent think Jewish people are more loyal to Israel than to the United States.

"Nearly 70 years after the end of World War II, awareness of the Holocaust is alarmingly low in many parts of the world," the report said.

The most anti-Semitic part of the world is located in the West Bank and Gaza at 93 percent while the lowest is in Laos at .2 percent.

"We can now identify hotspots, as well as countries and regions of the world where hatred of Jews is essentially nonexistent," said Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League.

The margin of error was 4.4 percent for most countries and 3.2 percent for larger countries.

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