A young man in Berlin was filmed repeatedly performing the Nazi salute. According to a member of the Jewish community, he and another young man shouted antisemitic remarks at a senior Jewish community figure and threatened to murder him. German police arrested the man who was filmed making the Nazi salute.
Shlomo Afanasev of the Berlin Jewish community wrote on the social media platform X: “Images like these are deeply disturbing. Antisemitism is not a memory of the past — it is a present-day reality. The fact that Jews, especially in Germany, repeatedly have to fear for their safety on their way to synagogue is deeply painful. Our history requires us not to look away, not to downplay the severity of the phenomenon and not to remain silent. Hatred of Jews must not once again become something routine.”
Young man making Nazi salute in Berlin
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On Wednesday, a report was published by J7 — a task force of the world’s largest Jewish communities outside Israel established to combat antisemitism, which includes Germany’s Jewish community — stating that 2025 was the deadliest year for Jewish communities in the Diaspora since 1994.
Across all J7 countries, the number of antisemitic incidents remained significantly higher than levels recorded before the October 7 massacre. In 2025, the number of incidents declined by 33% in the United States, 20% in Australia, 16% in Canada and 16% in France. Britain recorded a 5% increase, Argentina a 4% increase and Germany a rise of less than 1%.
Australia recorded the sharpest increase in antisemitic incidents since 2021 (270%), followed by Germany (215%), the United States (131%) and France (124%). Germany continues to lead in the rate of antisemitic incidents relative to the size of its Jewish population, with nearly 70 incidents per 1,000 Jewish residents in 2025. Anti-Zionism was a major motive in a significant share of antisemitic incidents across several countries: 48% in the United Kingdom, 45% in the United States and 23% in Germany.
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