Tel Aviv University Study Reports 20 Deaths in Antisemitic Attacks in 2025

Deadly Antisemitic Attacks Reach Highest Level in Over 30 Years Tel Aviv University released its annual study on antisemitic incidents on Monday, April 13, 2026.

The study recorded 20 people killed in antisemitic attacks in 2025, the highest level of deadly violence against Jews in over three decades. It identified 2025 as the deadliest year for such attacks since 1994, when the bombing of a Jewish community center in Argentina killed 85 people and wounded more than 300. An Argentine court has blamed Iran and its Hezbollah proxy for the 1994 bombing.

Deadly antisemitic attacks in 2025 occurred on three continents. The study tracked an increase in antisemitic attacks resulting in physical harm, including beatings and stone throwing.

Spike in Violence Traced to 2023 Events The report's authors stated that a spike in antisemitic violence began following Hamas’ Oct.

7, 2023, attacks and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza. Uriya Shavit, the chief editor of the annual report, said, "The peak in the number of incidents was recorded in the immediate aftermath of the Oct. " The total number of antisemitic incidents in 2025 represents a huge jump from 2022.

There was a moderate increase in the overall number of antisemitic incidents in 2025 compared with 2024.

Specific Fatal Incidents in 2025 In December 2025, 15 people were killed at a holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

S. , and Colorado in 2025. Two people were killed at a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur in 2025. Carl Yonker, the study’s director of research, noted that most physical attacks in 2025 were carried out by people acting on their own.

Antisemitic incidents continued to rise in the period after the Gaza ceasefire took effect last October compared to the same period in the previous year.

Increases in Key Countries In the United Kingdom, there were 3,700 antisemitic incidents in 2025, up from 3,556 in 2024.

In Canada, the total number of antisemitic incidents grew from 6,219 in 2024 to 6,800 in 2025, which is more than three times higher than in 2022. In Australia, there were 588 antisemitic incidents between October and December 2025, compared to 492 between October and December 2024, with a total of 472 antisemitic incidents across Australia during all of 2022.