Antisemitic violence worldwide reached its deadliest level in more than three decades during 2025, according to a major new report by the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism. Twenty people were killed in targeted attacks, the highest annual death toll for the Jewish diaspora since the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, while more than 23,000 antisemitic incidents were recorded across the seven countries that are home to over 90 percent of Jews living outside Israel.

The second annual J7 report, released in late July 2026, covers Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It found that violent incidents across these nations rose 97 percent since 2022, the year before the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, while the total number of reported antisemitic incidents increased 136 percent over the same period. Researchers warned that anti-Jewish hatred is no longer confined to fringe movements but has become embedded in universities, public demonstrations, online platforms, and everyday life.

“Antisemitism in our seven countries is no longer a surge; it is our new normal.” J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism

The task force was direct about what it expects from governments going forward: an end to reactive policy and the start of real prevention, backed by security funding, stronger laws, and social media platforms willing to enforce their own rules.

Fatal Attacks in 2025

The 20 deaths occurred across four major incidents over the course of the year:

These fatalities mark the deadliest year for diaspora Jews since the 1994 AMIA Jewish community center bombing in Argentina, which killed 85 people and was later attributed to Hezbollah and Iran.

Incident Trends and Country Patterns

While overall incident numbers declined in some countries from their 2024 peaks — down 33 percent in the United States, 20 percent in Australia, 16 percent in Canada, and 16 percent in France — they rose modestly in the United Kingdom (+5 percent), Argentina (+4 percent), and Germany (less than 1 percent). Every J7 country remained dramatically above pre-October 7 levels.

In the United States alone, 6,274 incidents were logged in 2025, including roughly 300 physical assaults, even as the total fell from the prior year. The report identified anti-Zionism as a key motivating factor in nearly half of recorded incidents in Britain and the United States and almost a quarter in Germany. It also noted the spread of similar trends beyond the core J7 countries, including a new chapter on rising antisemitism in Ireland.

Broader Context and Calls for Action

The J7 Task Force, formed in 2023, brings together major Jewish organizations including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in the United States, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the Board of Deputies of British Jews, CRIF in France, the Central Council of Jews in Germany, CIJA in Canada, and DAIA in Argentina. Its data confirms earlier analyses, including from Tel Aviv University, showing that the post-October 7 spike has settled into a sustained, elevated baseline rather than a temporary surge.

Jewish community leaders and the report’s authors stressed that the persistence of high incident levels, combined with lethal violence, demands proactive government responses. The findings underscore that antisemitism has moved from the margins into mainstream spaces, requiring coordinated international and domestic action to reverse the trend.

Manel Msalmi

Manel Msalmi is FFN Chief Executive and Founder & President of the European Association for the Defense of Minorities. She is a human rights advocate and interfaith peace activist specializing in the rights of religious and ethnic minorities across the MENA region and Europe.