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Pro-Palestine activists confront police during demonstrations at the City College Of New York on April 30, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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James Barnett
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Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
