Different Antisemitisms: On Three Distinct Forms of Antisemitism in C | Page 21

Figure 20:

In this context, we notice that in no country do the Jews feel that they are blamed “all the
time” for anything done by the Israeli government as frequently as in Sweden, and in no
country is the corresponding figure as low as in Hungary (except for Latvia – a special case in
this study anyway).
This might indicate that there are different sources for what is perceived as
“antisemitism” in the different countries, e.g. Sweden and Hungary. Now, if what is perceived
as manifestations of antisemitism differs, this may also trigger different reactions to such
manifestations. What may seem surprising from one understanding of antisemitism may well
be adequate as a reaction to other manifestations of other kinds of antisemitism.
For instance, Jews differ to some degree, between the countries, when the question is to
what extent they find it antisemitic to criticize Israel.
Figure 21 demonstrates that again it is Sweden that also differs in this respect from the
other countries. Jews in Sweden consider it definitively antisemitic if a non-Jew criticizes
Israel to a lesser extent than Jews in the other countries, particularly in France and Belgium
do.

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