Are Jews Trying To Profit From the Holocaust?

That’s apparently what many people surveyed in several European countries believe. The poll was conducted by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, a think tank associated with Germany’s Social Democratic Party. The results? As Ynetnews reports:

The study – “Intolerance, Prejudice, Discrimination: A European Report” – questioned roughly 1,000 people in Great Britain, Holland, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Poland and France.

The researchers also asked respondents whether they agreed with the statement “Jews try to take advantage of having been victims during the Nazi era.” 72.2% of Poles, 49.8% of Germans and 68.1% of Hungarians replied in the affirmative.

Perhaps the most remarkable finding in the survey was when asked to respond to the statement that “Israel is conducting a war of extermination against the Palestinians,” 63% of the study’s participants in Poland agreed with the statement, while in Germany 47.7% expressed agreement.

You can read more about the results here.