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White House Mideast adviser Phil Gordon to visit Israel

Amid controversy between the White House and Israel, the White House’s top Middle East official will speak at a conference on security and meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials.

Senator Boxer expresses condolences to Jordan’s Abdullah over ISIS killing of pilot

The California senator calls the video of Moaz al-Kasasbeh being burned alive a “barbaric killing.”

Lackluster fundraising eyed as Frederick Lawrence leaves Brandeis

Though popular among students and credited with having stabilized Brandeis’ finances, Lawrence was undone by lackluster fundraising, management missteps and faculty opposition, insiders say.