ADL finds deadly antisemitic weapon assaults at ‘historic high’ in 2025
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Anti-Semitic violence increased in 2025; The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) noted in its annual audit that attacks with deadly weapons have increased, although overall incidents have decreased.
The organization recorded 6,274 antisemitic incidents in 2025; An average of 17 incidents occurred each day, including 203 attacks, 32 of which involved a deadly weapon; Up 39% from 2024, the ADL recorded 4,003 cases of antisemitic harassment and 2,068 acts of vandalism. While the attacks took place across the country, according to ADL, the states with the most incidents were New York (1,160), California (817) and New Jersey (687).
There was a 33% decrease in the number of incidents in 2025 From 2024While the ADL recorded 9,354 incidents across the U.S., however, the ADL said the number of incidents was “significantly higher” than in the years before Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks. The organization stated that 2025 is the third year with the highest number of anti-Semitic incidents after 2023 and 2024.
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People gather to light candles at a makeshift memorial outside the White House in Washington on May 22, 2025, in memory of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, who were killed after leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)
While activities associated with anti-Israel protests have decreased, the sharpest decline in anti-Semitic incidents has been seen on college and university campuses, according to the ADL. In 2025, the ADL recorded 583 anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses; This number was down 66% from 2024, when 1,694 incidents were recorded. The ADL also pushed colleges and universities to combat antisemitism and issued new report cards assessing campuses’ responses.
Less than half of antisemitic incidents in 2025, about 45%, were related to Israel or Zionism, according to the ADL. This marks a significant decrease from 2024, when roughly 58% of cases were linked to Israel. Additionally, anti-Semitic incidents occurring at or near anti-Israel protests dropped by 67% in 2025, but still totaled 856 cases.
Mohamed Soliman threw an incendiary device at a group of pro-Israel supporters in Boulder, Colorado, on June 1, 2025. He was later arrested by the police. (Alex Osante)
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Despite this decline in the number of incidents, the ADL reported a “historic peak” in 2025, with a 39% increase in anti-Semitic attacks and attacks with deadly weapons. This included the fatal shooting in front of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2025, in which Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were killed. Days later, on June 1, 2025, a firebomb attack seriously injured 82-year-old Karen Diamond. Diamond later died as a result of the attack.
“Our audit of 2025, which has been one of the most violent years on record for American Jews, shows how dramatically the threat landscape has changed. We now have numbers that would have shocked us five years ago,” ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement. he said. “People are being killed and thousands more threatened because of anti-Semitism on American soil.”
Israeli flags hanging from the railings of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were painted red by Palestinian supporters during a protest on campus. (John Tlumacki/Boston Globe)
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“Even though incidents have decreased overall, the increase in physical attacks is a stark reminder that historically high levels of antisemitism put Jewish lives at risk,” ADL Senior Vice President of Counterextremism and Intelligence Oren Segal said in a statement. he said.
The ADL’s findings reveal a disturbing trend: Even as anti-Semitic incidents decline, they are becoming increasingly dangerous.
