Jewish leaders from the world’s seven largest diaspora communities concluded the first J7 Task Force summit ever held in Australia with a warning that the country’s dramatic spike in antisemitic incidents reflects a dangerous global pattern threatening Jewish safety and democratic stability.

“We came from around the world to show our solidarity with the Australian Jewish community and make clear that we are one Jewish family,” the group said in a closing statement Monday.

The gathering in Sydney, which began on Dec. 3, included representatives from Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The J7 summit comes as new data reveal that Australia experienced the sharpest rise in antisemitic incidents among all member countries between 2021 and

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