Antisemitic violence reached 30-year high in 2025, report says

A new report has found that 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks worldwide since 1994.

The J7 Large Communities' Task Force Against Antisemitism released its second annual report, tracking antisemitic incidents in the seven countries outside Israel that are home to more than 90% of the global Jewish diaspora. According to the report, 20 people were killed in antisemitic attacks in 2025, with every fatal attack occurring in a J7 country.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is one of two organizations representing the U.S. Jewish community in the J7, alongside partner organizations in Australia, Canada, Argentina, the United Kingdom, Germany and France.

ADL Senior Director of Global Research and Diplomatic Affairs Aykan Erdemir told Fox News Digital the findings underscore that "there’s no time to waste" in addressing the rise in antisemitism.

What they're saying:

"This isn't a warning sign anymore, it's already happening," Erdemir said. "If governments let antisemitism take root and perpetrators walk free, the violence won't stop with Jewish communities. History shows Jews are the canary in the coal mine: when hatred against Jews rises unchecked, it's an early warning that everyone's safety and rights are at risk."

Dig deeper:

According to the report, more than 23,000 antisemitic incidents were recorded across J7 countries in 2025, marking a 97% increase in violent incidents and a 136% increase in overall incidents compared with 2022.

The report says antisemitic activity surged globally following the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Researchers found that antisemitism is "no longer confined to the fringes" in the countries studied. The report says anti-Zionism tied to the war in Gaza has increasingly become "a vehicle for antisemitic expression," while schools and universities have become an "acute flashpoint" for antisemitic hatred. Combined with growing online extremism, the report says many Jewish people "across the globe report hiding their Jewish identity in public" and questioning "whether they have a future in their home countries."

By the numbers:

While the report identifies common trends, it also highlights challenges unique to each country.

Australia has seen antisemitic incidents rise 270% since 2021 and was the site of the Bondi Beach terror attack in December 2025, which killed 15 people. The report says both Islamist and left-wing extremist threats "need to be prioritized, and dealt with effectively."

Germany recorded a 215% increase in antisemitic incidents since 2021 and had the highest per-capita rate among J7 nations, with 69.8 incidents per 1,000 Jewish residents in 2025, totaling 8,725 incidents.

The report says the normalization of antisemitism "remains the most pressing challenge" in Germany, attributing the rise to the "confluence of far-right ethno-nationalism, left-wing anti-Zionism, and Islamist extremism simultaneously."

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In Canada, antisemitic incidents have increased 60% since 2021. The report raises concerns about "foreign state interference," as well as "the exploitation of domestic institutions by extremist networks."

The United States experienced a 131% increase in antisemitic incidents since 2021. Although incidents declined from 2024 levels, the ADL documented 6,274 incidents in 2025, including 300 reports of physical assault.

France recorded a 124% increase in antisemitic incidents compared with 2021. According to the report, the country faces "a growing climate of discrimination," with Jewish people reporting they have been refused service, denied contracts and excluded from public events.

In the United Kingdom, antisemitic incidents have risen 64% since 2021. The report found that 48% of the country's 3,700 recorded incidents were motivated by anti-Zionism, while 53% referenced the conflict in Gaza.

Argentina, despite having a government that is supportive of Israel, "has generated conspiratorial antisemitic backlash from the left and from fringe nationalist movements," the report says. Antisemitic incidents there have increased 46% since 2021.

The report also includes a special chapter on Ireland, which is not a J7 member. Although Ireland's Jewish population is only about 2,200 people, the report documented 143 antisemitic incidents. It says antisemitism in Ireland occurs "primarily in everyday settings" and notes the country lacks both a national strategy to combat antisemitism and security funding for Jewish communities.

Erdemir said governments should focus on preventing attacks before they occur.

"The most urgent priority for every government should be protecting Jewish communities and institutions before they're attacked, not after," he said. Law enforcement should "hold perpetrators fully accountable," but "the real goal has to be stopping attacks before they happen and preventing Jews from being driven out of public spaces, not just responding once the damage is done."

He also argued that governments cannot address the issue through security measures alone.

"Governments can't rely on security alone. It takes a whole-of-society effort, government, business, schools, civil society and everyday citizens, to root out the hate targeting Jewish communities worldwide. And because this hate crosses borders, so must the response: governments, international bodies and NGOs around the world need to work together, not in isolation."