Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at Museumplein ahead of a 6 km march through the city as part of a protest demanding a tougher stance from the Dutch government against Israel’s war in Gaza, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Charlotte Van Campenhout

Ahead of the two-year anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7 atrocities in Israel, antisemitism shows no sign of slowing, with Jewish communities worldwide confronting rising attacks, spreading anti-Jewish hatred, and an increasingly hostile climate, according to a new report.

The nonprofit Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) released a study documenting a surge in antisemitic incidents — including threats, physical assaults, vandalism, harassment, and hate speech — targeting Jews and Israelis globally since the Hamas-led invasion of and massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

As the war in Gaza continues, antisemitism and hostility toward Jewish communities have only intensified worldwide, particularly in Europe, Australia, and the United States.

Jewish leaders around the world have repeatedly urged authorities to confront and halt the escalating tide of hate and violence, which has spread across public spaces and social media, fueling social exclusion and, in some cases, deadly attacks.

According to CAM’s study, six Jews have been killed in antisemitic attacks worldwide since the start of the war in Gaza, with deadly incidents reported in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Over the two years since the Oct. 7 attacks, CAM’s Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) documented 13,339 anti-Jewish hate crimes across the globe.

In the three months following Hamas’s onslaught in Israel, 1,785 antisemitic incidents were recorded worldwide — nearly matching the total for all of 2022.

In 2024, antisemitic incidents more than doubled to a record 6,326 and have continued to surge, with 5,118 cases reported so far this year.

“Two years after Oct. 7, the wounds have not healed — and the hatred has not faded. The Hamas massacre was not only an attack on Israel; it was a turning point for Jews everywhere,” CAM CEO Sacha Roytman said in a statement.

“What followed was the largest surge in antisemitism in modern history — and that surge has not slowed. It has deepened, spread, and been excused,” she continued. “This is no longer a Jewish problem. It is a moral test for humanity.”

“When Jews are targeted with impunity, every democratic value is endangered. Silence is complicity — and silence is exactly what hatred feeds on,” Roytman said.

“The October 7th anniversary should be a moment of unity, reflection, and healing — not hatred,” said CAM CEO @SachaRoytman. “We must not allow this solemn occasion to become a platform for incitement, violence, and open antisemitism.”https://t.co/wi3oeXFOvY

— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) October 6, 2025

Last week, an assailant attacked worshippers in Britain at Manchester’s Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism.

He drove a car onto the synagogue grounds in northern England and went on a stabbing spree, leaving two Jewish men dead and critically injuring at least three others while the community gathered to observe the Day of Atonement.

Earlier this year, two Israeli embassy staffers were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, while leaving an event for young professionals and diplomatic staff hosted by the American Jewish Committee (AJC).

Less than two weeks later, a perpetrator attacked Jews and Israelis in Boulder, Colorado, throwing flammable liquid and Molotov cocktails at a weekly rally calling for the release of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.

According to CAM’s new report, the documented cases only reflect those reported to authorities, but the organization warns the actual number is likely much higher due to widespread fear among Jews and declining trust in law enforcement and government officials since the Oct. 7 attacks.

In higher education institutions worldwide, and particularly on US college campuses, antisemitic incidents have nearly tripled, climbing from 249 in 2022 to 742 in 2024, the data showed.