Tel Aviv University Report Records Bloodiest Year for Diaspora Jews in Three Decades

Tel Aviv University report reveals 2025 as the deadliest year for Jews abroad in decades, with record violence in Canada, Australia, and the UK.

By: AXL Media

Published: Apr 23, 2026, 7:20 AM EDT

Source: Information for this report was sourced from Tel Aviv University's 2025 Anti-Semitism Report

Global Jewish Communities Face Deadliest Wave of Violence Since the 1990s

The year 2025 has been designated the most lethal period for Jewish individuals living outside of Israel in more than three decades. According to the annual report published by Tel Aviv University, 20 people were murdered in four distinct antisemitic attacks throughout the year. This surge in fatal violence represents a grim milestone that exceeds any annual death toll recorded since the mid-1990s. Beyond the fatalities, the research highlights a disturbing normalization of physical aggression, including severe beatings and stone-throwing, which have increasingly replaced non-physical forms of harassment in several Western nations.

Australia and Canada Emerge as Primary Centers of Maritime Hostility

Australia has surfaced as a major point of concern in the report, showing a relentless upward trajectory in antisemitic activity. Total incidents in the country climbed from 472 in 2022 to a staggering 1,750 in 2025, culminating in a mass casualty event during a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney. Similarly, Canada reported over 6,800 incidents, a figure more than triple its 2022 levels. Professor Irwin Kotler noted that while Jews constitute only one percent of the Canadian population, they are the targets of 72 percent of the country’s reported hate crimes, making them 25 times more likely to be victimized than any other minority group.

Mixed Statistical Trends Mask the Severity of Physical Assaults in Europe

The report provides a nuanced view of European statistics, where some nations saw a decrease in total reports but an increase in actual violence. In France, overall incidents dropped from 1,570 to 1,320, yet physical assaults rose from 106 to 126. Germany followed a similar pattern, recording a steep decline in vandalism and verbal threats while physical violence remained nearly stagnant at high levels. In the United Kingdom, the total incident count reached 3,700, peaking during a terrorist attack on a Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur, signaling that the end of active military conflicts in the Middle East has not resulted in a corresponding decrease in localized hate crimes.