2025 marked three decade-high for antisemitic attacks in the diaspora, report shows
The J7 report focuses on the communities of the UK, US, Canada, Australia, France, Germany and Argentina, which make up more than 90% of Jews outside Israel
A new report from an international taskforce representing major Jewish communities has concluded that 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks in the diaspora for more than 30 years.
The data, published by the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, documents more than 23,000 attacks against Jews in J7 countries in 2025, which comprise more than 90% of diaspora Jews. The J7 is made up of key Jewish communal groups from the UK, US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany and Argentina.
Among the insights in the report, it notes that the countries who have seen the biggest percentage rise in antisemitic incidents since 2021 are Australia (270%), Germany (215%), the United States (131%) and France (124%). Germany has by far the highest rates of antisemitism on a per capita basis, with 69.80 incidents per 1,000 people during 2025. The report, which includes CST’s 2025 data, shows that while overall antisemitic incidents declined in some countries – the USA, Australia, Canada and France – in 2025, it rose in the UK, Argentina and Germany.
In addition to top-level consultations, the J7 leads working groups comprised of subject matter experts from each community to develop strategies and action plans within areas such as policy and advocacy, tech policy, security, extremism and education against antisemitism. The Board of Deputies officially represents the UK within the J7.
20 people were killed in antisemitic attacks in 2025 – 15 in the Bondi beach terror attack in Australia, 2 in the Heaton Park terror attack in the UK, 2 killed at the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington and one killed in attack on a Israeli hostage memorial ceremony in Boulder, Colorado. This has been the most deadly year for diaspora Jews since 1994, when 85 people were killed after Argentina’s AMIA Jewish centre was bombed by terrorists associated with Hezbollah and the Iranian regime.
Key topics of discussion in the report include the observations about the normalisation of antisemitism across the seven societies, as well as the instrumentalization of anti-Zionism as a vehicle for antisemitic expression: In the United Kingdom, ‘anti‑Zionism’ was the key motivation behind 48 percent of all incidents of Jew hate, and more than 53 percent of all incidents referenced Israel, Gaza, the war or 7 October. Online antisemitism is a further focus – in the UK, for example, online incidents were at their highest ever recorded with 1,541 cases (42 percent of all incidents).”
The report also gives space to a country outside the J7 – Ireland, with the country’s Jewish Representative Council noting that “Antisemitic incidents are occurring at a high per‑capita rate within one of Europe’s smallest Jewish communities, yet… despite clear evidence of antisemitic incidents, Ireland has yet to develop a meaningful governmental response.”
In a joint statement from the Taskforce, the participatory organisations said: “Antisemitism in our seven countries is no longer a surge; it is our new normal. 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,”
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the ADL, said: “ADL helped found the J7 in 2023 because no country can fight antisemitism alone, and this report shows exactly why. 2025 was one of the most violent years for American Jews on record: we were targeted an average of 17 times a day.
“This isn’t just an American crisis; every single J7 country remains dramatically above pre-October 7 levels. Antisemitism transcends borders, and our response must do so too.”