Germany Records 8,725 Antisemitic Incidents in 2025, RIAS Says
RIAS said 68% of the cases were Israel-related, with 178 assaults and 257 threats reported.
- On Wednesday, the Berlin-based Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism released its annual report, documenting a record 8,725 incidents of antisemitism in Germany during 2025.
- Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, noted the tally averages about 24 incidents daily, with Israel-related antisemitism accounting for 68% of all cases since Oct. 7, 2023.
- RIAS reported four cases of extreme violence, including a terrorist attack at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, alongside incidents in Kehl and Hesse.
- Schuster described the findings as a grim reality where antisemitism is solidifying at record levels rather than easing, continuing to affect Jewish people across Germany.
- The 2025 tally rose by 98 incidents from 2024, including 178 assaults and 257 threats, marking a significant increase from the 2,480 incidents recorded in 2022.
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Germany: Reports of antisemitism in 2025 remain high
The Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism (RIAS) recorded over 8,700 cases they classify as antisemitic hostility in 2025, many of which were connected with the State of Israel.
The number of anti-Jew incidents remains at a high level, as the current Rias report shows. The bitter conclusion: anti-Semitism has now arrived on a broad scale in society.
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