Report on Jewish diaspora finds biggest rise in antisemitism in UK
A new report from the J7 Task Force indicates that antisemitic incidents have reached record levels across major Jewish diaspora communities, with the UK seeing the largest increase in 2025. The report also highlights a rise in violent attacks, including a deadly shooting in Sydney.
Why it matters
The data underscores a significant global rise in hate crimes and security threats facing Jewish populations since 2023.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Judith Moritz , Special correspondent and Daniel Wittenberg , Senior producer Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Two Jewish men were killed on 2 October 2025 during an attack on Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester The UK recorded the biggest rise in antisemitic incidents last year of any country with a major Jewish population outside Israel, according to a new report.
The report, published by the J7 Large Communities' Task Force Against Antisemitism , also found that 2025 had been the deadliest year for Jews living outside Israel in more than three decades.
The task force is a group of organisations representing the seven largest Jewish diaspora communities.
It found that antisemitism in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the US – which together are home to more than 90% of the world's Jewish population outside Israel – remained at record levels.
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