Global Antisemitism Surges 21% as Extremism 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, averaging nearly 18 per day, up from 457 incidents in July 2024. Broidy describes this as a crisis requiring immediate, coordinated action from government, institutions, and civil society, emphasizing that it poses a clear danger to Jewish communities and democratic values globally.

While antisemitic incidents on U.S. campuses temporarily decreased during July's summer break, recording only nine incidents compared to record-high levels during the 2024-2025 academic year, Broidy cautions that toxic ideologies from university settings are spreading into other professional spheres. He referenced his recent commentary on Harvard University's legal battle with the Trump administration over frozen federal research funding, noting that Harvard's own report documented how the university mainstreamed and normalized antisemitism, allowed politicized instruction opposing Israel, and created an environment of institutional bias against Jewish students. Broidy criticized Harvard's refusal to implement meaningful reforms despite billions in federal funding, warning that such tolerance enables hatred to infiltrate sectors like healthcare.

In healthcare settings, alarming incidents illustrate the spread of campus-bred antisemitism. In Italy, hospital staff in Tuscany were captured on video discarding Israeli-made medicine, while in Australia, nurses declared they would not treat Israeli patients, with one boasting of killing them and making throat-slitting gestures. Broidy observed in his recent op-ed, The Demonization of Israel: The Newest Form of the Oldest Hatred, that this pathological hatred overpowers reason and professional ethics, risking patients' lives. He argues these actions reflect a broader pattern of systematic dehumanization across sectors, including entertainment and international law, driven by an intense, theological-like mindset that views Israelis as demons rather than humans.

Broidy emphasized that government action alone is insufficient; combating antisemitism requires private initiatives for cultural change and education. He supports and fundraises for the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalization (ARCHER) at House 88, which aims to expose and shut down inciters of antisemitism, recruiters to violence, perpetrators of terrorism, and their financing networks. This initiative represents essential private sector leadership in fighting hate when institutions fail. As Jewish communities observe Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Broidy called for urgent action: educational institutions must implement reforms and tie federal funding to civil rights compliance; healthcare systems must enforce professional standards against discrimination; technology platforms must address disinformation campaigns, especially from state actors like Iran; and governments should enforce civil rights protections and adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism. Broidy concluded that the battle for truth is ongoing on daily platforms, in classrooms, and in hospitals, and without vigorous opposition, this hatred will corrode professions meant to uphold life and justice.