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As the Palestinian minority takes to the streets, Israel is having its own Black Lives Matter moment

  • Written by James L. Gelvin, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
imagePalestinians gesture and wave Palestinian flags at Israelis in a Jewish community building, during renewed riots in the city of Lod on May 11. Oren Ziv/picture alliance via Getty Images

The images and reports coming from Israel, Jerusalem and Gaza in recent days are shocking. They are also surprising to those who thought the 2020 Abraham Accords a...

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