Study Finds Israel Framing Licenses Antisemitism Among US Liberals

A peer-reviewed American Psychologist study found that Israel-related framings can make antisemitism more acceptable to some US liberals. The researchers ran three preregistered experiments with 979 American participants and found that, without justifications, liberals disliked antisemitic prejudice more than conservatives did. But when a prejudiced speaker justified Jew-hatred through opposition to Israel's Gaza war or claims about Palestinian human rights, liberals, not conservatives, rated that speaker more favorably. The authors say the effect does not mean liberals are generally more tolerant of antisemitism; it shows that anti-Israel language can disguise anti-Jewish prejudice in respectable political terms.