Biden's strong pro-Israel stance on the most recent conflict, which stands in stark contrast with most of the rest of the world including the U.S.'s biggest rivals Russia and China, is reminiscent of the Cold War era proxy-wars and could even threaten the beginning of World War III.

BU's cinema and media studies program discussed the 1995 drama "Safe" in the latest development of their virtual "Pandemic Cinema" series — where faculty and students engage with movies with timely themes in an effort to foster community through the pandemic.