The Israel-Hamas cease-fire has many hurdles to clear before it can be deemed a success. Yet if it succeeds, its consequences will reverberate far beyond the Middle East , reshaping our own domestic politics — especially the anti-Israel activism in higher education.

For two years, anti-Israel activists in the United States anchored their protests in the war itself. Their “cease-fire now” slogan depended on the war’s persistence to maintain moral urgency.

Activists didn’t anticipate a cease-fire actually taking hold, and their silence following the deal’s announcement exposed the disingenuousness of their calls for peace.

Rather than celebrate an end to hostilities, the left is now struggling to reconcile its rhetoric with a reality shaped by a president it vehemently opposes.

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