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The year 2025 was the deadliest for Jews living outside Israel in more than three decades, according to a new report by Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers.
Researchers documented 20 antisemitic murders in four attacks across three continents. That is the highest annual toll since the 1990s. The report makes clear that this is no longer about isolated incidents. In many places, antisemitism is appearing more openly and more often in daily life.
In several countries, the total number of incidents dropped compared to 2024. That does not reflect improvement. Violent attacks are becoming more common, including beatings, stabbings, and deadly assaults. When smaller acts are ignored, more serious violence follows.
The deadliest attack took place in Sydney, Australia, where 15 Jews were murdered at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach. In the United States, fatal antisemitic attacks in Washington, D.C., and Boulder, Colorado, showed that Jews can be targeted in both public and everyday settings.
The report also highlights a pattern among attackers. Many act alone and are not tied to organized groups. They come from very different ideological backgrounds, including white supremacist movements and anti-Zionist extremism. This makes the threat harder to track and harder to prevent. At the same time, these ideas spread quickly online and reach wider audiences.
When antisemitic rhetoric is tolerated and smaller incidents are brushed aside, it does not stay contained but escalates. What begins as words turns into violence. In 2025, that violence proved deadly.
Read TAU’s “Antisemitism Worldwide Report for 2025” in full HERE.
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