The "is" in JUnit 4 assertions

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Is there any semantic difference between writing

assertThat(object1, is(equalTo(object2)));

and writing

assertThat(object1, equalTo(object2)));

? If not, I would prefer the first version, because it reads better. Are there any other considerations here?

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