Despite Gaza ceasefire, antisemitism rates higher in several countries, TAU report says

A recent report from Tel Aviv University's Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry and The Irwin Cotler Institute reveals a deeply concerning trend: antisemitism continued to rise in numerous countries throughout 2025. This surge occurred despite significant diplomatic efforts, including the United States brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the final quarter of the year. The findings challenge any notion that the cessation of hostilities automatically leads to a reduction in anti-Jewish sentiment and incidents.

The annual 'Antisemitism Worldwide' report, which analyzes data from various global organizations, indicates that not only did many countries experience an uptick in antisemitic incidents in 2025, but some even witnessed a heightened level of anti-Jewish acts in the months following the ceasefire when compared to similar periods in previous years. This suggests that the landscape for Jews has become more precarious, even in the aftermath of a de-escalation in conflict.

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The data raise concern that a high level of antisemitic incidents is becoming a normalized reality.

Professor Uriya Shavit, the report's editor-in-chief, expressed grave concern, stating that the data points towards a normalization of a high level of antisemitic incidents. While the immediate aftermath of the October 7th attack saw a peak in incidents, a subsequent downward trend unfortunately did not persist into 2025. This indicates a deeply entrenched problem that requires more than just a temporary pause in conflict to address.

Several nations, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Belgium, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, and Bulgaria, experienced this trend reversal, with increased antisemitism in 2025 compared to the previous year. Notably, both the UK and Australia recorded more antisemitic incidents in the last quarter of 2025 than in the same period of 2024. Even in New York City, which saw fewer overall incidents than in 2024, the post-ceasefire period was marked by a higher number of antisemitic acts compared to the year before the conflict. While countries like France, Argentina, Germany, Brazil, South Africa, Switzerland, Spain, and Norway reported fewer incidents in 2025 than in 2024, the levels remained significantly higher than in 2022, prior to the major escalation.

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The peak in the number of incidents was recorded in the immediate aftermath of the October 7 attack, after which we began to see a downward trend – but unfortunately, that trend did not continue in 2025.