Antisemitic violence at highest level in 30 years, report finds

TEL AVIV, Israel - The number of serious antisemitic crimes worldwide rose to its highest level in three decades last year, according to a report by Tel Aviv University released this week.

Twenty Jews were killed in four attacks on three continents in 2025, according to the university's latest annual report - the highest death toll from antisemitic attacks in more than 30 years.

The report, released on Monday, also found that the number of physical assaults such as beatings and stone-throwing had increased in many countries.

The report paints a complex picture. While some countries recorded slight decreases in the total number of antisemitic incidents, levels everywhere remained significantly higher than before 2022 - that is, before the current escalation in the Middle East began.

The massacre in Israel by the militant Islamist Hamas organization on October 7, 2023, was followed by the devastating Gaza war, as well as military confrontations involving Israel and the United States against Iran and its regional allies.

"The data raise concern that a high level of antisemitic incidents is becoming a normalized reality," said the editor of the report, Uriya Shavit.

The authors pointed to alarming trends in Australia and Canada, with new record highs registered in both countries.

In Germany, a total of 5,729 antisemitic incidents were recorded in 2025, according to the report - down from 6,560 cases the previous year. By comparison, 2,811 incidents were counted in 2022.

The report's authors level sharp criticism at the Israeli government, saying it had done little to combat antisemitism and had diluted the meaning of the term by broadening its political application.

This ultimately harmed the international fight against hatred of Jews, they said.

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This story was originally published April 14, 2026 at 10:19 AM.