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country they live in – the population in Hungary scores higher than in any of the other
European countries, and on all of them the population in Sweden scores lower than in any of
the other countries. Thus in Hungary, where almost all Jews living there were born there,
Jews are still seen as “strangers” by approximately 2/3 of the population, whereas in Sweden,
where a large portion of the Jews are immigrants or children of immigrants, the Jews are
regarded as a “strange” element in the Swedish society by “only” around ¼ of the Swedish
population.
In this connection we may also note a correlation implying that in countries where less
of the population holds the view that Jews are more loyal to Israel than to the country they
live in, the Jews living there feel a stronger sense of belonging.

Harassment and fear
Jewish respondents in the countries were also asked whether, in the last 12 months, they
personally have been verbally insulted or harassed, or been physically attacked because they
are Jewish.
As shown in Figure 15, we surprisingly found that more Jews in Sweden and France,
than in any other of the investigated European countries, claim to have been physically
attacked because they are Jews.
Figure 15:

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