U.S. Prepares to Lift Ban on Sales of Offensive Weapons to Saudi Arabia
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U.S. Prepares to Lift Ban on Sales of Offensive Weapons to Saudi Arabia

Some lawmakers are likely to oppose the move, but officials said the Biden administration has noted the kingdom’s de facto cease-fire with the Houthi militia in Yemen.
Warning of ‘Grave’ Errors, Powerful Donors Push Universities on Hamas
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Warning of ‘Grave’ Errors, Powerful Donors Push Universities on Hamas

Wall Street financiers are pressing elite schools to condemn criticism of Israel. Amid pressure, the University of Pennsylvania on Sunday issued a statement referring to Hamas’s attack as terrorism.
The Met Commissions an Opera About Abducted Ukrainian Children
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The Met Commissions an Opera About Abducted Ukrainian Children

The work, by the Ukrainian composer Maxim Kolomiiets and the American playwright George Brant, is inspired by the accounts of mothers whose children were taken during the war.