A report released Wednesday by the J7 Large Communities' Task Force Against Antisemitism found a record rise in antisemitic attacks worldwide, with Germany having the highest number of incidents both in absolute and relative terms.

The report examined Jewish communities in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Britain and the United States, which together are home to more than 90% of Jews outside Israel.

Some 20 people were murdered in antisemitic attacks in Australia, the UK and the US in 2025, making it "the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks in the diaspora since the AMIA attack in Buenos Aires in 1994," the report said.

The deadliest event was a mass shooting at a Hanukkah festival near Australia's Bondi Beach, where 15 people were killed.

"Antisemitism in our seven countries is no longer a surge; it is our new normal," the J7 task force said, urging governments to act proactively with security funding, stronger laws, and social media enforcement.

More than 23,000 antisemitic incidents were recorded across the seven countries in 2025, a sharp rise from 9,800 in 2022.

Germany reported nearly 70 incidents per 1,000 Jewish residents, with a total of 8,725 cases, up from 2,610 in 2022. Right-wing extremism caused 807 cases, left-wing extremism 501, and Islamist extremism 166.

Josef Schuster, president of the German Central Council of Jews, called the numbers an "ongoing normalization of antisemitism" and urged lawmakers to close legal loopholes and criminalize calls for Israel's destruction.

Source: www.dw.com