Overview
- The J7 Large Communities’ Task Force released its second annual report on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, concluding that 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic violence in the Jewish diaspora since 1994.
- Researchers documented more than 23,000 antisemitic incidents in seven countries in 2025, a 136% rise in total incidents and a 97% jump in violent acts compared with 2022.
- The report attributes about 20 deaths to four high‑profile attacks in 2025, including a mass shooting at a Hanukkah event near Bondi Beach, a synagogue attack in Manchester, a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., and a fatal firebombing in Boulder, Colorado.
- Findings show wide variation by country: Germany had the highest per‑capita rate with roughly 70 incidents per 1,000 Jewish residents, Australia posted the steepest multi‑year increase, and some countries recorded fewer incidents than in 2024 but remained far above pre‑October 2023 levels.
- The task force links a large share of incidents to anti‑Zionist rhetoric tied to the Gaza war, warns of growing online and campus flashpoints, and calls on governments, law enforcement and platforms to fund security, strengthen laws and enforce content rules to prevent further attacks.