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Missouri is one of 36 states with laws preventing large state contracts with companies that boycott, divest from or sanction Israel.

In the 18 days of violence between Israel and Hamas that has plunged the region into war, people in the St. Louis area have taken to the streets. At rallies for Israel, people decried the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. But the largest demonstrations in the area have been in support of Palestinians and against the Israeli government鈥檚 relentless attacks on Gaza.

鈥淚n some ways, we think that we live in Illinois and somehow we鈥檙e immune to this,鈥� said David Goldenberg, the Midwest director of the Anti-Defamation League that issued the 鈥淗ate in the Prairie State鈥� report.

Karen Aroesty left her job as regional director of the Anti-Defamation League Heartland on May 31. In this interview, she shares what she learned about fighting xenophobia during that time 鈥� and what gives her hope for the future.

Jews in southern Illinois fear the congresswoman鈥檚 anti-Semitic comments will lead to more prejudice against the religious minority, which has always been an undercurrent in the region.

Years of unchecked rhetoric from President Donald Trump provided the seeds for violence at the U.S. Capitol, said Karen Aroesty, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League's Heartland office in St. Louis.

New Northside Missionary Baptist Church 鈥� a predominantly black Jennings church 鈥� is a welcoming space on the inside. But on the outside, it鈥檚鈥�

Nationally, the number of reported hate crimes remained fairly stagnant in 2018 compared to the year before, but Missouri saw a 39% reduction. According鈥�

On Friday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh went behind the headlines to discuss the local Jewish community鈥檚 reaction to last weekend鈥檚 tragic event鈥�

How can children learn to respect other people鈥檚 identities and differences in the world?On Tuesday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh talked about鈥�