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The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston is warning Houston residents about the "growing problem of antisemitism" in the metro after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. were killed earlier this week.
The museum, located 1.3 miles from the White House in Washington, D.C., is in a busy part of the city packed with federal offices and museums.
Identifying who will go from anger to violence is like "trying to find which piece of hay is going to become a needle," one expert said.
The fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers near the Capital Jewish Museum has prompted D.C. police to increase security amid rising concerns about antisemitism.
The shooting of Israeli Embassy staff in DC underscores the need for heightened security at Jewish landmarks, with NYPD leading in anti-terror efforts.
It was the latest act of violence aimed at Jewish Americans linked to outrage over Israel's escalating military offensive in Gaza.