Global Antisemitism Surges 21% as Hate Spreads Beyond Campuses to Healthcare and Other Sectors

Elliott Broidy, Co-Chairman of the Fund to End Antisemitism, Extremism, and Hate, has issued a stark warning about a 21.2% surge in global antisemitic incidents as Jewish communities prepare for the High Holy Days. According to the latest report from Combat Antisemitism Movement's Antisemitism Research Center, 554 antisemitic incidents were recorded worldwide in July 2025 alone—an average of nearly 18 per day—up from 457 incidents in July 2024. Broidy described this as a crisis requiring immediate, coordinated action from government, institutions, and civil society, emphasizing that it represents a clear danger to Jewish communities and democratic values globally.

While U.S. campus incidents temporarily decreased during July's summer break, Broidy cautioned that toxic ideologies from university settings are spreading into professional spheres. He referenced his recent commentary on Harvard University's legal battles, noting that elite institutions have mainstreamed antisemitism through politicized instruction and institutional bias, with refusal to implement reforms despite federal funding. This tolerance, he argued, has enabled hatred to infiltrate sectors like healthcare, where reason and ethics are being overpowered by pathological animosity.

Disturbing trends in healthcare illustrate this spread, with incidents including hospital staff in Italy discarding Israeli-made medicine and nurses in Australia refusing to treat Israeli patients—one even boasting of killing them and making throat-slitting gestures. Broidy highlighted these in his recent op-ed, stating this reflects a broader pattern of systematic dehumanization across academia, entertainment, and international law, where Israelis are viewed not as humans but as demons to be destroyed, echoing post-October 7th hate-fests.

Broidy emphasized that government action alone is insufficient, advocating for private initiatives like the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalization (ARCHER) at House 88, which he supports to educate future generations and combat inciters of antisemitism. As Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur approach, he called for urgent measures: universities must implement reforms tying federal funding to civil rights compliance; healthcare systems must enforce non-discrimination standards; technology platforms must address disinformation campaigns from state actors like Iran; and governments should adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. The battle for truth, he concluded, is critical in classrooms, hospitals, and daily platforms to prevent corrosion of professions upholding life and justice.