Overview
- The RIAS annual report, published June 17, 2026, recorded 8,725 reported antisemitic incidents in 2025, a slight rise from 2024 and the highest total since RIAS began collecting data.
- RIAS classified about 68% of incidents as Israel-related and noted increases in online-hosted incidents from 1,996 in 2024 to 2,314 in 2025 with 43% of overt threats reported as occurring online.
- The tally included 178 physical assaults, 257 threats and four cases labeled as extreme violence, one of which was the high-profile attack at Berlin’s Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.
- RIAS is a government-funded network that aggregates reports from regional centers and an online portal rather than producing a statistically representative sample, a method critics say can misclassify motives and distort the balance between Israel-related and far-right antisemitism.
- Jewish leaders and officials warned the figures reflect growing daily fear for Jewish people in Germany, including reluctance to wear visible religious symbols, and the report has already intensified debate over police response, social media moderation, and policy measures to protect communities.