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Antisemitism worldwide

Since 7 October 2023, hatred of Jews has settled at a far higher level across the Western world. Jewish organisations no longer speak of a surge, but of a “new normal”.

Last reviewed: October 7, 2026

Factual reporting

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Key facts

2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks in the diaspora since the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires: 20 people were murdered in Sydney, Manchester, Washington and Boulder. [1][5]
In the J7 countries (Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the US), total antisemitic incidents are 136% higher than in 2022, and violent incidents 97% higher. [1][5]
In the United States, ADL recorded an average of 17 antisemitic incidents a day in 2025, the third-highest year since 1979. Physical assaults reached a record high. [2]
In the UK, CST recorded 1,926 incidents in the first half of 2026 — 21% more than a year earlier and the second-highest half-year ever. [3]
In the Netherlands, CIDI registered 281 incidents in 2025, down about a third from 421 in 2024. The national coordinator calls the level “structurally high”. [4]

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Analysis
Antisemitism in 2026: what the latest figures show
From Sydney to Manchester, 2025 was the deadliest year for Jews in the diaspora in three decades. New reports from the US, the UK and the Netherlands show hatred settling at a far higher level than before 7 October.

Questions readers ask

Is criticism of Israel antisemitic?

No. Criticism of Israeli government policy is legitimate. It becomes antisemitic when Jews as a group are held responsible, when Israel alone is denied the right to exist, or when classic anti-Jewish tropes are used. Editorial explanation

Why does antisemitism rise when Israel is at war?

Monitoring groups consistently record spikes after major events in the Middle East. CST, for instance, links the rise from March 2026 to the war involving Israel, the United States and Iran. Jews in London or Amsterdam are then targeted for events they have no part in. [3]

What can churches do?

Name it, reject it, and stand visibly with Jewish neighbours. That includes honestly facing the Church’s own history of anti-Jewish teaching — such as the charge that “the Jews killed Jesus”. Editorial explanation

Sources

Every number in square brackets refers to a source in this list. Open the original, or the web archive copy if a page has changed or disappeared.

J7 Report: 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks in the diaspora in over 30 yearsADL / J7 Task Force · July 29, 2026 · Web archive
Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2025ADL · April 29, 2026 · Web archive
Antisemitic Incidents January–June 2026Community Security Trust (CST) · August 5, 2026 · Web archive
Nieuwe CIDI-cijfers: antisemitisme daalt, maar blijft structureel hoogNationaal Coördinator Antisemitismebestrijding · May 28, 2026 · Web archive
J7 Annual Report on Antisemitism 2026J7 Task Force / Zentralrat der Juden · July 29, 2026 · Web archive

Checked by the editors on October 7, 2026

Kingdom perspective

Faith reflection — kept separate from the reporting above. The references point to the passages; read them in your own Bible.

Paul warned Gentile believers never to boast against the root that supports them. A Christian cannot love the Jewish Messiah and despise His people. Standing with the Jewish community is not politics; it is faithfulness.

The root that supports you

Paul describes Gentile believers as wild branches grafted into Israel’s olive tree, and warns them not to boast against the branches. To Israel belong the covenants, the promises and, according to the flesh, the Messiah. God has not rejected His people; His gifts and calling are irrevocable. Any teaching that the Church has replaced Israel contradicts this.

Romans 11:1–2 · Romans 11:17–18 · Romans 11:29 · Romans 9:4–5 · John 4:22

Facing the Church’s own history

For centuries, Christians blamed “the Jews” for the death of Jesus and used it to justify contempt and violence. Scripture tells a different story: Jesus laid down His life of His own accord, and He was wounded for our transgressions — for the sins of all of us. Honest repentance for that history is part of following Him today.

John 10:17–18 · Isaiah 53:5–6 · Acts 4:27–28 · Daniel 9:4–5

Speak up for your neighbour

Scripture calls God’s people to open their mouths for those who are threatened and to love their neighbour as themselves. Esther learned that silence is not neutral. When Jewish neighbours are attacked in Sydney, Manchester or Amsterdam, Christians are called to stand with them visibly — in word, in presence and in prayer.

Proverbs 31:8–9 · Leviticus 19:18 · Esther 4:14

Blessing, not contempt

God promised Abraham that through him all the families of the earth would be blessed, and He calls His people the apple of His eye. A Christian cannot love the Jewish Messiah and despise His people. Standing with the Jewish community is not a political position; it is faithfulness to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Genesis 12:2–3 · Zechariah 2:8 · Psalm 122:6

Prayer

God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, protect the Jewish communities who live in fear today. Forgive Your Church for the contempt it has taught in the past, and make us faithful friends and neighbours. Give us courage to speak when others stay silent. Amen.

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