J7 report: 2025 deadliest year for antisemitism in decades, violence becomes 'new normal'

Antisemitic violence reached its deadliest point in decades in 2025, claiming 20 lives across the Jewish Diaspora, according to a stark report by the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism. The year was marked by horrific events, including a Hanukkah massacre at Sydney's Bondi Beach that killed 15 people, shootings at Manchester's Heaton Park Synagogue on Yom Kippur, and two fatalities at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.

The J7 task force, representing major Jewish organizations in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK, and the US, tracked over 23,000 antisemitic incidents in 2025. While the total number of incidents saw a slight decrease in a few countries compared to record highs in 2024, overall figures remain alarmingly high, with a 136% increase in total incidents and a 97% rise in violent incidents compared to the 2022 baseline.

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Antisemitism in our seven countries is no longer a surge; it is our new normal.

"Antisemitism in our seven countries is no longer a surge; it is our new normal," the task force stated in a joint release. They called for governments to move beyond reactive measures and implement proactive strategies, including "real security funding, stronger laws and social media platforms that enforce their own rules."

Germany continues to exhibit the highest per capita rate of antisemitism among the J7 nations. Australia experienced a particularly violent year, culminating in the Bondi Beach massacre, which prompted the federal government to escalate a security inquiry into a full Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. The United Kingdom recorded 3,700 incidents, significantly impacted by the Manchester attack, while France logged 1,320 incidents amid warnings of a growing "atmosphere of antisemitism" permeating professional and social spheres. The report also highlighted the digital sphere as a primary incubator for extremism, with a significant percentage of incidents originating online in countries like Argentina and France.

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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.