Global Antisemitic Incidents Surge 21.2% as Hatred Spreads Beyond Campuses to Healthcare and Other Sectors

Elliott Broidy, Co-Chairman of the Fund to End Antisemitism, Extremism, and Hate, is warning about a 21.2% surge in global antisemitic incidents, with new data showing this hatred spreading beyond college campuses into healthcare, entertainment, and other critical sectors. 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 incidents per day, representing a dramatic increase from the 457 incidents documented in July 2024.

Broidy emphasized that these numbers demonstrate a clear and present danger to Jewish communities and democratic values worldwide, describing what is being witnessed as not random hatred but a systematic campaign to demonize Israel and, by extension, Jewish people everywhere. While U.S. campus incidents temporarily decreased during July's summer break—recording only nine incidents compared to record-high levels during the 2024-2025 academic year—Broidy warns that the toxic ideologies incubated in university settings are now spreading into other professional spheres.

Broidy referenced his recent commentary on Harvard University's ongoing legal battle with the Trump administration over frozen federal research funding, noting that Harvard's refusal to implement meaningful reforms despite receiving billions in federal funding illustrates the depth of the problem. He stated that when elite institutions tolerate materials equating opposition to BDS with 'coded genocide' and allow medical students to 'discourage Zionist students from coming here,' it should not be surprising when this hatred appears in professional healthcare settings.

In a stark illustration of how campus-bred antisemitism is infiltrating critical sectors, Broidy highlighted recent shocking incidents in healthcare settings. In Italy, hospital staff in Tuscany were captured on video proudly discarding life-saving Israeli-made medicine, while in Australia, nurses made headlines for declaring they wouldn't treat Israeli patients—with one boasting of killing Israeli patients and making throat-slitting gestures. Broidy observed in his recent op-ed that these healthcare professionals would rather risk patients' lives than accept lifesaving treatment from Israel, describing this as pathological hatred that has overpowered all reason and professional ethics.

Broidy argues that these incidents reflect a broader pattern of systematic dehumanization that extends across multiple sectors—from healthcare and academia to entertainment and international law. He explained that what is being seen is not political disagreement but something approaching the theological in its intensity, where Israelis are not viewed as human beings deserving of compassion or medical care but as demons to be destroyed.

Broidy emphasized that government action alone cannot address this crisis, stating that combatting antisemitism will require continued support from private initiatives designed to combat extremism and educate future generations. He expressed pride in supporting and fundraising for the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalization (ARCHER) at House 88, which aims to expose and shut down the inciters of antisemitism, recruiters to violence, perpetrators of terrorism, and the networks that finance this activity.

As Jewish communities prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Broidy called for urgent action from multiple sectors. He stated that universities must implement meaningful reforms to restore academic freedom and eliminate discriminatory environments, with federal funding contingent on compliance with civil rights law. Medical institutions must enforce professional standards that prohibit discrimination based on patient nationality or the origin of medical treatments. Social media companies must address sophisticated disinformation campaigns that fuel antisemitic sentiment, particularly those originating from state actors like Iran. Governments must continue enforcement of civil rights protections and adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism by more jurisdictions.

Broidy concluded that the battle for truth is being fought on platforms used daily, in classrooms that shape future leaders, and in hospitals where lives hang in the balance, warning that unless fought back with everything that can be mustered, this hatred will continue to corrode the very professions meant to uphold life, truth, culture, and justice.