On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating antisemitism has published its annual interim report on global antisemitism trends. The report paints an extremely alarming picture of a clear intensification of antisemitic tendencies worldwide in 2025.

According to the report, 815 serious antisemitic incidents were documented globally in 2025, in which 21 Jewish people were murdered. At the same time, authorities identified around 124 million antisemitic posts on the platform X as well as more than 4,000 anti-Israel demonstrations, some of which escalated into direct incitement against Jews.

The majority of incidents occurred in Western countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Australia, and Canada. This underscores that antisemitism has long become a cross-border security and socio-political challenge. The report also shows a clear correlation between international security events and sudden spikes in violence and incitement.

In addition to physical violence, the report urgently warns of a massive escalation in public perception and opinion-forming: fake news, manipulated images and videos, and deliberately spread false narratives on social networks and in international discourse fuel hatred and contribute to the delegitimization of Jews and Israel.

Amichai Chikli, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, stated: “On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we are called not only to remember, but to act. The Ministry stands alongside Jewish communities, monitors and collects information in real time, and pursues the perpetrators of antisemitism and hatred wherever they are. Antisemitism is rising in various arenas – yet our responsibility is not to remain on the defensive, but to go on the offensive. The conference taking place here in Jerusalem today at my invitation illustrates this strategy: dozens of international leaders have come because they understand that antisemitism is not exclusively a Jewish problem, but an expression of a global threat to the free world. Together we will fight – and defeat – the common enemy.”

The Minister for Diaspora Affairs, Amichai Chikli, attends a conference against anti-Semitism in Jerusalem on January 26, 2026. Photo: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

A report by the World Zionist Organization’s Department for Combating Antisemitism also warns of an alarming deterioration in global developments. Released ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the report states that 2025 was characterized by a “normalization of hatred.” Antisemitism has become a permanent background noise no longer tied to individual events or media “triggers.”

Key findings of the report:

• Clear increase in incidents: In the first eight months of 2025, 4,574 antisemitic incidents were recorded worldwide – a rise of around 10.2 percent compared to the same period last year. On average, about 22 incidents were documented per day.
• Radicalization of language: While politically motivated anti-Israel discourse slightly declined, extreme antisemitic statements – including openly Nazi slogans – rose by 75 to 100 percent.
• Digital sphere and algorithms: Modern antisemitism increasingly appears as a permanent stream, sometimes supported by state actors. Interaction-oriented algorithms on social networks amplify polarizing and extreme content, creating sealed “hate echo chambers.”

Impact on Jewish communities: Open antisemitism is leading to a profound erosion of the sense of security and Jewish identity. Data from the United States show that 55 percent of Jews experienced at least one antisemitic incident in the past year. Behaviors such as removing mezuzot, changing family names, or avoiding religious symbols are becoming more widespread – expressions of a “pragmatism of survival” that threatens cultural continuity and collective resilience.

Yifat Ovadia-Luski, head of the Department for Combating Antisemitism at the World Zionist Organization, stated: “International Holocaust Remembrance Day obliges us not only to remember, but to actively commit to protecting the lives and safety of Jews worldwide. The findings for 2025 reveal an alarming escalation: global antisemitism is no longer a marginal phenomenon, but a sustained development of systematic incitement and violence. One central lesson of history is the need to recognize processes of dehumanization early and to counter them decisively before they escalate into widespread violence. It is time to move from merely recording incidents to a genuine and effective fight.”

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