A new report released by Tel Aviv University, in partnership with the Jewish organization Anti-Defamation League (ADL), highlights a global increase in anti-Semitism. The study shows that countries with significant Jewish populations, such as the United States, France, United Kingdom, Argentina, Germany, Australia, and Brazil, have seen a rapid rise in anti-Semitic incidents since the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East. The data collected from official sources, Jewish organizations, and media platforms reveals that cases of anti-Semitism were already escalating before the Israeli counteroffensive in Gaza after an attack by Hamas on October 7.
In the first nine months of 2023 alone, there were approximately 3,500 reported incidents of anti-Semitism in the US compared to 3,697 incidents in 2022 and 2,717 incidents in 2021. Most of these incidents involved harassment of Jews (5