Poll of students of all faiths and none found almost a quarter had seen Jews targeted for their religion or ethnicity
One in five students would be reluctant to, or would never, houseshare with a Jewish student, according to a survey by the Union of Jewish Students (UJS) that says antisemitism has “become normalised” on UK campuses.
A UJS poll of 1,000 students “of all faiths and none” found almost a quarter (23%) have seen behaviour that targets Jewish students for their religion or ethnicity and nearly half (47%) have witnessed justification of the 7 October attacks by Hamas.
Half (49%) of the students surveyed said they have heard slogans or chants glorifying Hamas, Hezbollah or other proscribed groups, and 65% have had their learning disrupted by protests.
The report, called Time for Change, said Jewish students also face increased social ostracisation. “In one case, a flat of non-Jewish students shared on social media that they had ‘only one rule – no Zios in the flat’,” it said.
