Antisemitic violence reached its deadliest point since 1994 in 2025, with 20 people killed in attacks worldwide, according to the second annual report from the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism. The report, which monitors antisemitism in the seven countries outside of Israel that host over 90% of the global Jewish population, also found a 136% increase in total antisemitic incidents and a 97% increase in violent incidents since 2022.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), one of the U.S. representatives in the J7 group, stated that the findings underscore the urgent need to combat rising hatred. "This isn't a warning sign anymore, it's already happening," Aykan Erdemir, Senior Director of Global Research and Diplomatic Affairs at the ADL, told Fox News Digital. "If governments let antisemitism take root and perpetrators walk free, the violence won't stop with Jewish communities."
The report highlights that antisemitism is no longer confined to the fringes in J7 countries. The conflict in Gaza has increasingly been a vehicle for antisemitic expression, and educational institutions have become acute flashpoints for hatred. Combined with online extremism, these factors have led Jewish individuals globally to report hiding their Jewish identity in public and questioning their future in their home countries.
In Australia, antisemitic incidents saw a 270% increase since 2021, culminating in a terror attack on Bondi Beach in December 2025 that killed 15 people. The report identified both Islamist and left-wing extremist threats as needing prioritization in the country. Germany recorded a 215% increase in antisemitic incidents, the highest per capita rate with 69.8 incidents per 1,000 Jewish residents in 2025, totaling 8,725 incidents. The normalization of hate remains a significant challenge in Germany, fueled by a confluence of far-right ethno-nationalism, left-wing anti-Zionism, and Islamist extremism.
Canada experienced a 60% rise in antisemitic incidents since 2021, with concerns about foreign state interference and the exploitation of domestic institutions by extremist networks. The U.S. saw a 131% increase in antisemitic incidents since 2021. While incidents declined from 2024, the 6,274 incidents recorded in 2025 included 300 reports of physical assault. France reported a 124% rise in antisemitic incidents since 2021, with an increasing climate of discrimination leading to Jews being refused service, denied contracts, and excluded from events.
The United Kingdom experienced a 64% increase in antisemitic incidents since 2021. Of the 3,700 incidents, 48% were motivated by anti-Zionism, and 53% included references to the conflict in Gaza. Argentina, despite its pro-Israel government, has seen a 46% increase in antisemitic incidents since 2021, attributed to conspiratorial backlash from the left and fringe nationalist movements.
The report also included a special section on Ireland, where despite a small Jewish community, 143 incidents of antisemitism were reported, primarily in everyday settings. Unlike J7 countries, Ireland lacks a national plan to combat antisemitism and security funding for its Jewish population.
Erdemir stressed that protecting Jewish communities and institutions before attacks occur should be every government's urgent priority. He called for holding perpetrators accountable and for a societal effort involving government, business, schools, civil society, and citizens to eradicate hate. "Because this hate crosses borders, so must the response: governments, international bodies and NGOs around the world need to work together, not in isolation," he stated.