J7 Task Force Reports Deadliest Year for Jews Outside Israel

The J7 Large Communities' Task Force Against Antisemitism reported that 2025 was the deadliest year for Jews outside Israel since the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires. Twenty people were murdered in antisemitic attacks across J7 countries, including 15 killed at a Chanukah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, two at Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester, two at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., and one in Boulder, Colorado.

The task force documented over 23,000 incidents in 2025, representing a 136% increase over 2022 levels. While incidents fell in Canada, France, Australia, and the United States, they remained significantly above pre-October 2023 levels. The United Kingdom saw the largest increase among the seven nations, with a 5% rise in incidents. The report identified anti-Zionism as a primary driver of attacks in the UK and US and noted Germany's high per-capita incident rate.

Task force members and officials warned that social media and artificial intelligence are being weaponized to spread hate and radicalize individuals. In response to the findings, the UK government announced £251 million in funding to help police protect Jewish communities in England. The task force called for governments to transition from reactive measures to proactive security funding and stronger legislation to combat what they characterized as a new normal of antisemitic violence.