Opinion Today: O.J. Simpson, Eid and a famine in Gaza

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Our writers told you what they think about [the death of O.J. Simpson](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn-6nOP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA0LzA5L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvb2otc2ltcHNvbi1kZWF0aC1yYWNpYWwtZGl2aWRlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTk3OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjMyODEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQziQZZkE9E-9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), [celebrating Eid al-Fitr](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn-6nOP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA0LzA5L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvZWlkLWdhemEtcmFtYWRhbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDQxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTk5Nzkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzMjgxJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmEM4kGWZBPRPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and [mounting evidence indicating a famine in Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn-6nOP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA0LzA5L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQvZ2F6YS1mYW1pbmUtdXNhaWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA0MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5OTc5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzI4MSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhDOJBlmQT0T71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Check them out below. Coming Soon: Donald Trump’s first criminal trial — involving charges that he illegally falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal — is set to begin Monday in Manhattan. Throughout the trial, you’ll occasionally receive a special evening edition of Opinion Today as there are major developments, featuring insights from Jonathan Alter, who will be in the courtroom, and other contributors to The Point, Opinion’s blog. READ THE POINT [Charles M. Blow on the death of O.J. 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