The J7 meeting, bringing together seven of the world’s largest Jewish communities—Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom—presented a grim, if familiar, picture of the state of Jewish communities worldwide in 2025, the deadliest year for Diaspora Jews in the past three decades.
It is already clear that what once appeared to be a surge in antisemitism immediately following October 7, 2023, and the war that followed has become a sustained trend, continuing nearly three years after the attack. Indeed, the number of antisemitic incidents is 137% higher than in 2021. In other words, antisemitism has not returned to its pre-attack levels—far from it.
The meeting revealed that antisemitism manifests slightly differently in each of the seven countries. In Argentina, it primarily takes the form of online conspiracy theories linking the Milei administration’s support for Israel to the excessive influence of global Jewish interests. In Australia, antisemitism is spreading among the far left and Islamists, who have targeted artists and businesspeople. In France, it is reflected in the normalization of anti-Zionism in its most violent form. At the same time, several trends are evident across all seven countries: the use of anti-Zionism as a cover for antisemitism; the normalization of antisemitism itself; university campuses and social media as key arenas; and growing concern within Jewish communities for both communal security and the personal safety of their members. Yet there is some positive news: in the United States, for instance, antisemitism levels have declined following the dismantling of protest encampments on university campuses.
The differences and similarities in how antisemitism manifests in countries with the world’s largest Jewish communities underscore the growing need for bodies such as the J7 Task Force to facilitate coordination and mutual learning. But this alone is not enough. These and other countries must draft and implement clear policies that address antisemitism as a distinct form of hatred that poses a tangible threat to the lives of Jewish citizens around the world. They must also learn from one another to streamline the protection of Jewish citizens and reduce antisemitic phenomena within society at large. All nations must recognize that antisemitism, both classic and modern, as reflected in the use of anti-Zionism to promote antisemitic messaging and behavior, has become almost normalized and even justified in some countries, a matter which cannot simply be brushed aside.
The J7 meeting, bringing together seven of the world’s largest Jewish communities—Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom—presented a grim, if familiar, picture of the state of Jewish communities worldwide in 2025, the deadliest year for Diaspora Jews in the past three decades.
It is already clear that what once appeared to be a surge in antisemitism immediately following October 7, 2023, and the war that followed has become a sustained trend, continuing nearly three years after the attack. Indeed, the number of antisemitic incidents is 137% higher than in 2021. In other words, antisemitism has not returned to its pre-attack levels—far from it.
The meeting revealed that antisemitism manifests slightly differently in each of the seven countries. In Argentina, it primarily takes the form of online conspiracy theories linking the Milei administration’s support for Israel to the excessive influence of global Jewish interests. In Australia, antisemitism is spreading among the far left and Islamists, who have targeted artists and businesspeople. In France, it is reflected in the normalization of anti-Zionism in its most violent form. At the same time, several trends are evident across all seven countries: the use of anti-Zionism as a cover for antisemitism; the normalization of antisemitism itself; university campuses and social media as key arenas; and growing concern within Jewish communities for both communal security and the personal safety of their members. Yet there is some positive news: in the United States, for instance, antisemitism levels have declined following the dismantling of protest encampments on university campuses.
The differences and similarities in how antisemitism manifests in countries with the world’s largest Jewish communities underscore the growing need for bodies such as the J7 Task Force to facilitate coordination and mutual learning. But this alone is not enough. These and other countries must draft and implement clear policies that address antisemitism as a distinct form of hatred that poses a tangible threat to the lives of Jewish citizens around the world. They must also learn from one another to streamline the protection of Jewish citizens and reduce antisemitic phenomena within society at large. All nations must recognize that antisemitism, both classic and modern, as reflected in the use of anti-Zionism to promote antisemitic messaging and behavior, has become almost normalized and even justified in some countries, a matter which cannot simply be brushed aside.