It’s time for the United States to join Ireland, Spain and 143 other countries in recognizing Palestine as a state, writes our editor-in-chief Jodi Rudoren in The Guardian.

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Police in riot gear at UCLA marching towards a 2nd Palestinian encampment demonstrators set up this morning.

Sean Emery (Sean Emery) from the OC Register did a great job turning several weeks of testimony on the Blaze Bernstein investigation into a clear narrative.

Trial resumes tomorrow after being off last week.
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NEW: What happens when it's pro-Israel students — not protesters angry with Israel — who dominate a college campus

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On this day in Jewish history...

Proud to represent independent Jewish news at the Deadline Club awards tonight with Arno Rosenfeld and Lauren Markoe.

59 weeks and counting. It is time for Evan Gershkovich to come home to his family and to the The Wall Street Journal newsroom where he belongs. Enough. #Istandwithevan