Minnesotans are divided over Israel’s military action in Gaza following the October Hamas attack in Israel, but the U.S. response to what's happening there doesn’t appear to be a deciding factor for the upcoming presidential election. And the search for a new director of the University of Minnesota's Holocaust Studies center is on hold after the U offered the job to a controversial Israeli historian.

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Minnesota poll: Voters split on U.S. support of Israel’s war with Hamas, but it’s not a top issue

U of M halts search for Holocaust center director after pick prompts criticism

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