According to a recent report published by the Combat Antisemitism Movement, there were 6,326 antisemitic incidents worldwide in 2024.
By Rachel Avraham
According to a recent report published by the Combat Antisemitism Movement, there were 6,326 antisemitic incidents worldwide in 2024, which represents a “staggering 107.7% increase from 2023, which had already witnessed a record-breaking 58.6% increase over 2022.” The report further added, “In 2024, the most prominent characteristic of antisemitic incidents was the overwhelming dominance of far-left ideology. This marks a decisive shift from 2023, when antisemitic incidents from far-left and far-right sources were roughly at parity.”
The reported noted that 68.4% of antisemitic incidents worldwide were tied to the far left: “Far-left incidents surged by 324.8% compared to 2023, rendering the far-left the dominant ideological camp of antisemitic incidents. Radicalized social movements, media disinformation campaigns, and efforts to target Jewish communities under the guise of anti-Israel activism have primarily fueled this increase.”
The report further added: “Islamist-motivated incidents increased by 44.3% from 2023, underscoring the dangerous convergence of far-left antisemitism and militant Islamist propaganda. This rise can be traced to coordinated propaganda networks, extremist religious teachings, and recruitment efforts targeting vulnerable individuals susceptible to radicalization.”
According to the report, “A lawsuit filed in the United States in March 2025 against activists at Columbia University has alleged coordination between student activists and Hamas since October 2023. Furthermore, ISGAP research highlighted the role Qatari donations have played in fostering anti-Israel, anti-Western, antisemitic propaganda.”
The Combat Antisemitism Movement report also stressed, “The growth of pro-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movements encouraging economic and cultural isolation of Israel have further institutionalized antisemitic policies across major academic institutions. A prominent example occurred in Norway, where five universities acceded to the demands of the BDS movement and cut ties with Israeli institutions. Another instance of BDS-related discrimination occurred in Spain, where Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas (CRUE), an organization representing 76 Spanish universities, agreed to suspend collaboration with Israeli universities, research centers, and individual researchers.”
According to the report, “Perhaps nowhere has the radicalization of antisemitism been more evident than on college campuses, where Jewish students now face exorbitant levels of hostility. Universities, traditionally centers for free thought and open discourse, have become incubators of antisemitic extremism due to unchecked radical activism and administrative inaction. Politicized courses and the promulgation of far-left academic theories that paint Israel as a “settler-colonial,” artificial country and its Jewish inhabitants as “settlers” fuel antisemitic activism among student bodies. 1,069 incidents of antisemitism were recorded on university campuses worldwide, representing an existential crisis for Jewish academic life. Jewish students have reported threats, vandalism, exclusion from student organizations, and even physical assaults due to their religious and cultural identity.”
The report emphasized, “The United States was particularly affected, where campus incidents skyrocketed by 120.8% compared to 2023 and by 198% compared to 2022. This rise has been exacerbated by lax university policies, faculty complicity, and the failure of academic institutions to enforce consequences for antisemitic behavior.”
The majority of antisemitic incidents recorded in 2024 occurred in the United States (2,553) and Western Europe (1,916) for a total of 4,469 of 6,326, or 70.6%, the Combat Antisemitism Movement noted. Within the United States, the most antisemitic incidents occurred in New York, followed by California, Washington, DC, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
According to the report, “Importantly, these states are home to populous cities (New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia) with universities with notable antisemitism problems (Columbia University, UCLA, University of Pennsylvania). Washington, D.C., by contrast, has a smaller population but is a hub of political activity likely to disproportionately attract antisemitic agitation related to the Israel-Hamas war. The city is also home to several universities (George Washington University, Georgetown University, American University) that are similarly afflicted with antisemitic activism.”
“The ongoing aftermath of the October 7th massacre has seen the most severe wave of antisemitism since the end of the Second World War, a phenomenon that demands urgent global attention,” the Combat Antisemitism Movement asserted. “Jewish communities worldwide have been subjected to an unrelenting onslaught of violence, harassment, and systemic discrimination, fueled by a fusion of far-left, far- right, and Islamist extremism. The international failure to combat this resurgence threatens the very security and stability of Jewish life around the world.”
In conclusion, the report stressed: “The rise of antisemitism in 2024 is not a historical aberration – it is a defining moment in modern history. If the world fails to act now, we risk entering a new dark era in which antisemitism is not only tolerated but condoned, allowed to fester and become institutionalized. Such a process creates a downward spiral, as hate begets hate, and calls for the extermination of the Jewish state can quickly transform into actions designed to harm and to kill Jews. We must act decisively, forcefully, and without hesitation. The Jewish people have endured persecution for centuries – but they will not stand alone. The time for action is now.”
