Antisemitic Violence Surges in 2025 with Deadliest Year Since 1994 Attack

A new report by the J7 Task Force reveals that 2025 saw the highest number of antisemitic victims in over three decades, marking the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks against Jewish communities worldwide since the 1994 AMIA bombing in Argentina. The J7 forum, which includes major Jewish communities from Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK, and the US, documented over 23,000 antisemitic incidents in 2025. Compared to 2022, the year before Hamas's October 7 attack, total incidents in these countries rose by 136%, with violent incidents increasing by 97%.

During 2025, 20 people were killed in antisemitic attacks across J7 countries: 15 at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, two at the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, two at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., and one in Boulder, Colorado. This death toll makes 2025 the deadliest year for antisemitic violence in the diaspora since the 1994 attack. Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, emphasized the need for international cooperation to combat antisemitism, noting that levels remain significantly elevated compared to before October 7, 2023.

The report highlights that while antisemitic incidents decreased in the US (33%), Australia (20%), Canada (16%), and France (16%) in 2025, they rose in the UK (5%), Argentina (4%), and Germany (less than 1%). Since 2021, Australia experienced the sharpest increase in antisemitic incidents (270%), followed by Germany (215%), the US (131%), and France (124%). Germany leads in incident rates relative to its Jewish population, with nearly 70 incidents per 1,000 Jewish residents in 2025, far exceeding rates in Australia, the UK, and the US.

The report also notes that anti-Zionism was a significant motive in many incidents, accounting for 48% in the UK, 45% in the US, and 23% in Germany. Additionally, Ireland's small Jewish community of approximately 2,200 reported 143 antisemitic incidents within seven months, equating to 65 incidents per 1,000 Jews, underscoring the widespread nature of the problem across diverse communities.