South Korean Antisemitism: From Outlier to Below Global Average

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0300

In 2014, the Anti-Defamation League’s first-ever Global 100 survey delivered a startling finding: 53% of South Koreans harbored antisemitic attitudes — more than double the 26% global average and far exceeding regional neighbors like Japan (23%) and China (20%). South Korea’s score placed it closer to Iran (56%) than to the rest of East Asia. A decade later, the picture has shifted dramatically.

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South Korean Antisemitism: From Outlier to Below Global Average