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A new global poll reveals Canadians are more likely to be anti-Semitic than Americans.

The survey by the U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found 14% of Canadians harbour anti-Jewish attitudes, compared with only 9% of Americans.

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“I’m a little bit surprised that the figures aren’t greater in the United States but I’m not surprised at the 14% in Canada,” said Frank Dimant, chief executive officer of B’nai Brith Canada. “We have always surmised that it is in that range — that range of ‘hardcore.’”

Although many Canadians want to dismiss anti-Semitism as being a problem of the past, the survey makes it clear it persists.

“We’re talking about 4.8 million people. That’s a lot of people who harbour this kind of hatred in their hearts.”

If anything, the modern form of anti-Semitism may be even more dangerous than it was in the past. In Canada, anti-Jewish bullying and abuse take place on campuses, in classrooms and workplaces