This week on Antisemitism Watch: Vandalism, including swastikas, targeted Jewish school buses in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, prompting a NYPD Hate Crime Task Force investigation. In Ohio, Jewish students at Solon Middle and High Schools endured antisemitic taunts and Nazi salutes. A federal report highlights a rise in antisemitism on Canadian campuses, spurring a new action plan. Switzerland's media regulator found Olympic commentary discriminatory against an Israeli athlete. German President Steinmeier declared Jew-hatred disqualifies parties from power, while the Democratic Party faces arguments of an antisemitic transformation. We also cover scrutiny of California Senator Scott Wiener, security concerns for Massachusetts candidate Anne Brensley, trends in U.S. midterm races, a UK government legal challenge over the IHRA definition, Australia's envoy on 'progressive' antisemitism, security needs for the Belleville synagogue, and an indictment at the University of Michigan.

Keywords: Antisemitism, Hate Crimes, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Solon, Ohio, Canadian Campuses, Switzerland, Olympics, Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Democratic Party, Scott Wiener, IHRA, UK, Australia, Belleville, University of Michigan, Hate Speech.

Sources:
- vinnews.com: https://vinnews.com/2026/11/02/antisemitic-graffiti-found-on-several-jewish-school-buses-in-williamsburg/
- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-913629
- fallriverreporter.com: https://fallriverreporter.com/massachusetts-secretary-of-state-candidate-to-have-security-after-antisemitic-comments-previous-death-threats/
- jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com: https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/school-leaders-to-receive-training-on-creating-safer-spaces-for-jewish-students/
- clevelandjewishnews.com: https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/regina_brett/halt-hate-by-speaking-up/article_d7403356-6dff-4831-8826-ac0d463c6fbd.html
- jpost.com: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-913610
- Algemeiner: https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/11/02/swiss-tv-commentary-about-political-views-of-israels-olympic-bobsleigh-pilot-ruled-to-be-discriminatory/
- dropsitenews.com: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/scott-wiener-congress-israel-gaza
- jewishrhody.com: https://www.jewishrhody.com/stories/el-sayed-aipac-antisemitism-and-israel-5-us-midterm-races-to-watch,186054
- timesofisrael.com: https://www.timesofisrael.com/el-sayed-aipac-antisemitism-and-israel-5-us-midterm-races-to-watch/
- jfeed.com: https://www.jfeed.com/antisemitism/tnvzh7
- nypost.com: https://nypost.com/2026/11/02/opinion/democrats-fury-at-haley-stevens-means-the-partys-antisemitic-transformation-is-almost-complete/
- thenational.scot: https://www.thenational.scot/news/26690952.legal-challenge-ihra-antisemitism-definition-schools/
- arabnews.com: https://www.arabnews.com/world/uk-govt-faces-legal-challenge-over-antisemitism-crackdown-in-schools-3009433
- jns.org: https://www.jns.org/news/world/modern-progressive-jew-hatred-most-common-form-of-such-hate-in-australia-envoy-says
- thecanadianpressnews.ca: https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/survivor-of-belleville-ont-synagogue-shooting-cites-need-for-extensive-security/article_1c284c45-584f-511d-a9ba-0f3004ec61fd.html
- chroniclejournal.com: https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/national/survivor-of-belleville-ont-synagogue-shooting-cites-need-for-extensive-security/article_dce7e488-52e0-5a3c-a3e3-8e9a0bd2483b.html
- thestar.com: https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/survivor-of-belleville-ont-synagogue-shooting-cites-need-for-extensive-security/article_b98363e2-15ec-5c8c-b761-cc53c560298c.html
- ADL: https://www.adl.org/resources/article/houthis-end-times-antisemitism-central-their-escalating-regional-threats
- nationalreview.com: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/former-el-sayed-staffer-among-group-indicted-for-antisemitic-threats-and-vandalism/

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