Palestinian Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish with four of his five surviving children in Gaza in May 2009. Several months earlier, an Israeli tank shell killed three of his daughters in their home. Abuelaish has worked in Israeli and Palestinian hospitals and is an outspoken advocate for peace. He now lives in Canada, but on Nov. 7, an Israeli airstrike killed 22 members of his extended family in Gaza. Khalil Hamra/AP hide caption
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Claudine Gay (from left), president of Harvard University, Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania, Pamela Nadell, professor of history and Jewish studies at American University, and Sally Kornbluth, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee on Tuesday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
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Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chairwoman of the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, delivers remarks during a hearing on Oct. 13, 2022. (Also pictured are Rep. Bennie Thompson and Rep. Adam Kinzinger.) Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
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Rescuers carry the body of a victim of the eruption of Mount Marapi in Batu Palano, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Tuesday. Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of the volcano found more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption. Ardhy Fernando/AP hide caption
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Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela delivers a policy statement in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Jan. 8, 1994. Mandela called on all South Africans to pledge themselves to peace. Later that year, Mandela became South Africa's first Black president. Walter Dhladhla/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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