"The deadly reality of antisemitism that Jewish communities worldwide confront at levels unprecedented since World War Two [is the] picture that emerges from this report, both sobering and urgent."

"Extremists are targeting Jews in every aspect of society, from Jewish camps to allies who stand against hate. Activists across the country are working to push Jewish presence out of public life -- from unsuccessful attempts to exclude Jews from participating in Pride celebrations, to the deliberate targeting, harassment, and violence against our community members at schools, summer camps, community centers, in our workplaces and in unions."

JT Annual Report on Antisemitism for 2025 

 

"Canada remains one intelligence failure away from a mass casualty event, and ... the Jewish community is keenly aware."

"We are grateful to our police and security agencies for disrupting at least four ISIS-inspired terror plots since October 7, 2023."

"But it should not take a Bondi Beach on Canadian soil before leaders at every level respond with the urgency this threat demands."

Noah Shack, CEO, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs 

On May 21, 2025, a gunman killed two young employees of Israel’s U.S. embassy outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The next month, an 82-year-old woman was killed in Boulder, Colo., when Molotov cocktails were thrown at a group of people demonstrating in support of Israeli hostages. Two people were killed in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, U.K., on Oct. 2, during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Photo by Getty Images

 

An annual report on antisemitism in major Jewish diaspora regions worldwide point out that antisemitic attacks are now at their deadliest level in over 30 years. A combined 20 people were murdered in 2025, in antisemitic attacks that have taken place in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, representing a record number of hate-impact fatalities since the bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association in 1994 where 84 people were killed. 

 

No Canadians lost their lives to antisemitic attacks, but they were targets of 71 percent of religious hate crimes, according to Statistics Canada. In 2025, an Islamist killed two employees of Israel's U.S. embassy outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. An 82-year-old woman was lethally victimized in Boulder, Colo., when Molotov cocktails were flung at a group of people demonstrating in support of Israeli hostages. Two more people died in an attack in Manchester, U.K. on a synagogue. In December two Islamists killed 15 people at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney. 

 

The J7 Large Communities' Task Force Against Antisemitism takes into account the seven largest Jewish diaspora countries represented by Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Britain and the United States. Over 23,000 Jew-hatred incidents were documented for 2025 across the region, comprising over nine=tenths of the diaspora population.   

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

"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."

JT Large Communities' Task Force Against Antisemitism  

While each of the countries involved still see antisemitic incidents dramatically above pre-October 7 levels, the sharpest rise of such incidents since 2021 (270 percent) took place in Australia, followed by Germany (215 percent), the United States (131 percent), and France (124 percent). The highest per-capita rate takes place in Germany with almost 70 incidents per 1,000 Jewish residents in 2025, some five times the rate of Australia, six times the U.K.'s and almost 70 times the rate in the United States.

 

Mourners gather by floral tributes at the Bondi Pavilion in memory of the victims of the Hanukkah shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on Dec. 15, 2025. Authorities labeled it an antisemitic terrorist attack. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)

 

As for Canada's levels, there was a drop of 16 percent to 788, translating to roughly two reported incidents per thousand Jewish residents, from 943 incidents the prior year, yet antisemitic incidents remain 50 percent higher than they were in 2022. JT countries recorded a combined total between 2022 and 2025 of over 91,000 antisemitic incidents. A "persistent toxic environment remains on campuses", while public school classrooms can be "hostile" with "inadequate institutional responses". 

 

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs in Canada is calling for a new criminal offence to punish wilful promotion or glorification of terrorism, and for "consistent enforcement of Canada's existing laws", contending that "hate-motivated criminals" are most often released on bail, or are never even charged. Proactive measures that safeguard Jewish communities are urged by the J7, before incidents take place, rather than responding only following the occurrence of harmful incidents.

 

Anti-Zionism or anti-Israel activism, noted the report, were used as a "vehicle for antisemitic expression" in a sizeable number of incidents; 48 percent in the U.K.; 45 percent in the U.S; and 23 percent in Germany. "More than 53 percent of all incidents referenced Israel, Gaza, the war or October 7", states the report.  

 

 

"Canada has made important progress by investing in community security and strengthening hate laws."

"Those are important steps.While we strengthen our defence, we also need to go on the offence against violent extremism."

"That means getting tough on terrorism, deepening intelligence partnerships with our allies, giving police and security agencies the resources they need, and confronting the extremists who radicalize and incite violence here at home."

Noah Shack, CIJA CEO