1,654 anti-Jewish incidents in 12 months

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has reported that from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025, there were 1,654 anti-Jewish incidents logged by the Community Security Groups (CSGs), official Jewish state roof bodies, and ECAJ.

The report on antisemitic incidents prepared by ECAJ Research Director Julie Nathan highlighted the significant increase since 7 October 2023 stating: “In the 10 years prior to October 2023 (Oct. 2014 – to Sep. 2023) the average annual number of anti-Jewish incidents was 342. In the two years since 7 October 2023, and the subsequent surge in antisemitism, there has been an average of 1,858 incidents per year.

In the previous 12-month period, ending 30 September 2024, a total of 2,062 incidents were logged.”

ECAJ said that from early October 2024 to early February 2025, there were at least 18 major antisemitic incidents, “including some of the most serious on record.” The serious incidents included the arson attacks on Lewis’s Continental Kitchen, Adass Israel Synagogue, and cars in Sydney’s Jewish neighbourhoods daubed with antisemitic slogans, as well as the caravan containing explosives with documents suggesting it was intended for an antisemitic attack.

The report acknowledged the Government’s announcement that Iran was linked to the arson attacks on the Adass Israel Synagogue and Lewis’s Continental Kitchen and was likely responsible for other antisemitic attacks.