A global study has found that 2025 recorded the highest number of deaths from antisemitic attacks in more than three decades, with researchers warning that violent incidents against Jewish communities remain a serious concern worldwide.
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According to the annual report released by Tel Aviv University on Monday, 20 people were killed in antisemitic attacks last year across several countries. Researchers said the figure represents the deadliest year for such violence since 1994.
The report links the continuing rise in antisemitic incidents to tensions that intensified after the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 and the war in Gaza that followed.
“The data raise concern that a high level of antisemitic incidents is becoming a normalized reality,” said Uriya Shavit, the report’s chief editor.
Deadly incidents across three continents
The report documented lethal attacks in multiple countries during 2025, including incidents in Australia, the United States and Britain.
The deadliest occurred in December at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, where 15 people were killed. Other fatalities were recorded in two separate attacks in the United States, in Washington, D.C., and Colorado.
In Britain, two people were killed in an assault at a synagogue in Manchester during Yom Kippur, the most sacred day in the Jewish religious calendar.
Researchers said these incidents illustrate the continued presence of violent antisemitism in different regions.
Report published ahead of Holocaust remembrance
The findings were released by Tel Aviv University’s Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry together with the Irwin Cotler Institute for Democracy, Human Rights and Justice.
The report is published each year ahead of Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, which commemorates the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust. The annual memorial begins this year on Monday evening.
In addition to fatal attacks, the researchers recorded a rise in antisemitic incidents that resulted in physical harm, including assaults such as beatings and stone throwing.
Overall incidents remain elevated
While the total number of reported antisemitic incidents increased only moderately between 2024 and 2025, the figures remain significantly higher than those recorded before the Gaza war.
The report tracks a wide range of incidents, including vandalism, physical assaults, verbal threats and harassment on social media.
Researchers said the largest surge occurred immediately after the October 2023 attacks on Israel. Although numbers later declined, they rose again in 2025 rather than continuing to fall.
In the United Kingdom, 3,700 antisemitic incidents were recorded in 2025, compared with 3,556 the previous year.
Canada also reported a rise, with incidents increasing from 6,219 in 2024 to 6,800 in 2025 — more than three times the level recorded in 2022.
Australia saw similar trends. Between October and December 2025, authorities recorded 588 antisemitic incidents, compared with 492 during the same period in 2024. By contrast, the entire year of 2022 saw 472 incidents nationwide.
Lone attackers dominate incidents
According to Carl Yonker, the study’s director of research, many of the violent attacks were carried out by individuals acting alone.
He said this pattern makes prevention more difficult for authorities. Yonker added that perpetrators often came from extremist backgrounds, including white supremacist groups or radical Islamist networks, and that some attackers were unemployed or facing financial hardship.
The statistics used in the report are compiled from police data, government authorities and Jewish community organizations in various countries.
Researchers said the findings highlight the continuing challenge of addressing antisemitism and protecting Jewish communities amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
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Adapted by ASEAN Now. Source 14 April 2026
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