The J7 Task Force reports that reported antisemitic incidents across seven major diaspora countries rose 136% since 2022, and violent incidents increased by 97%. In 2025 the UK recorded the largest year‑on‑year rise among the group, with incidents up 5%. The year saw 20 people killed — the highest toll since 1994 — including deadly attacks in Australia, the UK and the US. The report warns that social media and AI are fuelling radicalisation and calls for proactive government action, stronger laws and better platform enforcement.
J7 Report: UK Records Largest Increase in Antisemitic Incidents Among Major Diaspora Countries in 2025
Mourners gather in memory of the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting [AFP via Getty Images]
A major new report from the J7 Large Communities' Task Force Against Antisemitism finds that the UK experienced the largest year‑on‑year rise in reported antisemitic incidents in 2025 among countries with the biggest Jewish populations outside Israel.
Key Findings
The task force — representing the seven largest Jewish diaspora communities in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the US — reports that overall antisemitic incidents across these countries rose by 136% since 2022. Violent incidents nearly doubled, increasing by 97% over the same period. Only Argentina, Germany and the UK saw reported incident totals increase in 2025 compared with 2024; the UK’s incidents rose 5%, the largest single-country increase among the seven.
Deadliest Year Since 1994
The report records 20 people killed in antisemitic attacks in 2025 — the highest annual toll for Jews outside Israel since the 1994 Buenos Aires bombing. High-profile deadly attacks included the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, where two gunmen killed 15 people, including a 10‑year‑old girl, during a Hanukkah event; an attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester on Yom Kippur that killed Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby; and separate deadly incidents in the United States, including the shooting of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington, DC, and a fatal attack in Boulder, Colorado, prosecutors say involved Molotov cocktails.
The scene near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, after the attack on 2 October 2025 [PA Media]
Drivers, Concerns and Policy Responses
The report highlights common concerns among the seven countries about the accelerating roles of social media and artificial intelligence in spreading hateful content and enabling radicalisation. "Violent antisemitic attacks don't just start with violence," Marina Rosenberg of the Anti‑Defamation League told the BBC, noting that many perpetrators begin with hateful speech online and that AI tools are now part of the radicalisation ecosystem.
Policymakers and community leaders varied in their responses. Lord Mann, the UK government's independent adviser on antisemitism, called for a "clear, calm and methodical" approach. Angela Rayner, the UK Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, described the rise as "intolerable" and said the government is coordinating internationally, including with the J7. The UK government announced a £251 million package to improve police protection for Jewish communities across England.
Calls to Action
In a joint statement, the J7 Task Force warned that antisemitism in these seven countries "is no longer a surge; it is our new normal," and urged governments to move from reactive measures to proactive policies: sustained security funding, stronger legislation, and enforcement by social media platforms. Community groups continue to press for stronger protections in schools, universities and public life.
The report underscores that while countries have taken different policy routes — from tougher laws to expanded education — coordinated international action and better enforcement by social platforms are widely seen as essential to reversing these trends.
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