A wave of antisemitic violence made 2025 the “deadliest” year for such attacks in more than three decades, according to a report released today by the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism.
The findings cover incidents in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States — seven countries that together account for more than 90% of the Jewish diaspora.
Across Australia, the UK and the US, 20 people were murdered in antisemitic attacks in 2025, making it “the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks in the diaspora … since the AMIA attack in Buenos Aires in 1994.”
The toll included a December mass shooting at a Hanukkah festival near Australia’s Bondi Beach, where 15 people were killed in an antisemitic attack.
In the United States, two separate attacks left three people dead.
“Antisemitism in our seven countries is no longer a surge; it is our new normal,” the J7 task force said in a statement.
“Governments must stop reacting after Jews are attacked and start acting before, with real security funding, stronger laws and social media platforms that enforce their own rules,” it said.
The report counted more than 23,000 antisemitic incidents across the seven countries in 2025.
Around 9,800 incidents were recorded in 2022, the year before Hamas’ deadly October 7 attack on Israel.
Between 2022 and 2025, the total number of antisemitic incidents climbed 136%, while violent incidents increased by 97%.
Although the overall number of incidents declined from 2024 to 2025, the report found that the level remained far higher than it was before October 7.
The 1994 AMIA bombing in Argentina’s capital struck a Jewish community centre and killed 85 people.
