The UK recorded the largest increase in reported antisemitic incidents in 2025 among countries with major Jewish communities outside Israel, according to a report covered by BBC News.
The report, published by the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, examined Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the US. The task force said those countries together account for more than 90% of the global Jewish population outside Israel.
Across the seven countries, reported antisemitic incidents were 136% higher than in 2022, the year before the Hamas attacks on southern Israel and the start of the war in Gaza. Violent incidents were up by 97% over the same period, the report said.
The UK was among three countries, along with Argentina and Germany, where reported antisemitic incidents increased in 2025. UK incidents rose by 5% compared with the previous year, the highest rise among the seven countries. The US, Australia, Canada and France recorded falls compared with 2024, but remained well above levels before 7 October 2023.
The report also found that 2025 was the deadliest year for Jews living outside Israel in more than 30 years. It said 20 people were killed in antisemitic attacks, the highest annual total since the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires.
In Australia, 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed after two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach in Sydney. In the UK, Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby were killed during an attack on Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur. In the US, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead outside an event at a Jewish museum in Washington DC. A man also pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after a grandmother was killed in Boulder, Colorado, where prosecutors said Molotov cocktails were thrown at a gathering supporting hostages held in Gaza.
Marina Rosenberg, of the US-based Anti-Defamation League, told the BBC that violent antisemitic attacks often begin with language on social media, adding that artificial intelligence was now part of the concern.
Lord Mann, the UK government’s independent adviser on antisemitism, called for a “clear, calm and methodical” response. Angela Rayner, the housing, communities and local government secretary, told the BBC she was “appalled” by the rise in antisemitism in the UK and said the government was working with international partners, including the J7.
The government has announced £251m in funding to help police protect Jewish communities across England. The Board of Deputies of British Jews told the BBC it wanted ministers to strengthen community security, address antisemitism in education and public life, and ensure social media companies are held accountable for anti-Jewish hatred.
An independent review into antisemitism in schools and colleges in England is due to report to the government this autumn.
