WAUKEE, Iowa -- It's been more than a year and a half since the Oct. 7th Hamas attack on Israel, and even though it's on the other side of the world, it has been widely discussed and felt here in the U.S., including right here in Iowa.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines has watched everything happen over the last few years, taking extra precautions to stay safe in a time where there is a lot of hostility.

It is especially important after hate crimes across the country have happened, like a couple of weeks ago, two employees of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed in D.C. One of the victim's grandparents lives in Des Moines.

Then this past weekend, 15 people were injured in an attack in Boulder, Colorado.

Since Oct. 7th, 2023, more than 10,000 antisemitic incidents have bee

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