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Obama visits Middle East President goes to Jordan after traveling to Israel, West Bank territory.
March 22, 2013
Obama visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem with, from left, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Avner Shalev, director of the museum’s directorate.
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Obama lays a wreath at the grave of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin during his visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.
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March 22, 2013
Obama listens to a presentation at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.
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March 22, 2013
Obama signs the guest book during his visit to the Children's Memorial at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.
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March 22, 2013
Obama visits the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.
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March 22, 2013
Obama pays his respects in the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.
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March 22, 2013
Obama talks with Rabbi Israel Meir Lau after visiting the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.
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March 21, 2013
President Obama views the Dead Sea Scroll at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem during the second day of his visit to Israel and the West Bank territory.
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March 21, 2013
Obama arrives at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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March 21, 2013
Obama receives a bouquet of flowers from a Palestinian child on his arrival in the Palestinian Authority's headquarters in Ramallah.
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March 21, 2013
Abbas, left, and Obama review the honor guard during the welcoming ceremony at the presidential compound.
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March 21, 2013
Obama and Abbas pose for pictures before holding their meeting.
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March 21, 2013
Obama and Abbas shake hands during a joint news conference at the presidential compound.
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March 21, 2013
Obama greets Palestinian children during his visit to the Al Bireh Youth Center in Ramallah.
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March 21, 2013
Obama and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, right, watch a demonstration of robotic technology created by Palestinian youth during his visit to the Al-Bireh Youth Center inRamallah. The small robotic vehicles where programmed to reveal a sign welcoming Obama to their center.
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March 21, 2013
Obama and Fayyad watch a performance of a local youth dance group at the Al-Bireh Youth Center.
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March 21, 2013
Obama poses for a picture with the dancers.
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March 21, 2013
Obama speaks to Israeli students at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. In the address, Obama urged Israelis to respect Palestinians' right to self-determination and recognize that continued settlement construction in the West Bank is “counterproductive to the cause of peace.”
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March 21, 2013
Students listen to Obama's address at the Jerusalem Convention Center. Although the changes sweeping the Arab world may prompt Israelis to “turn inward,” Obama said, “this is precisely the time to respond to the wave of revolution with a resolve for peace.”
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March 21, 2013
Obama tries to hear what a person is yelling at him during his speech at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. His speech to an audience of university students was frequently interrupted by cheers and once by a heckler.
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March 21, 2013
Obama receives the President's Medal for his contribution to Israel's security from Israeli President Shimon Peres during a state dinner at Peres's official residence in Jerusalem.
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March 21, 2013
Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres toast after Obama received Israel's Medal of Distinction from Peres during a state dinner at Peres's official residence in Jerusalem.
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March 21, 2013
Obama talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a state dinner at Israeli President Shimon Peres's official residence in Jerusalem.
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March 20, 2013
Air Force One taxis into position at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport, marking the start of President Obama's first visit to Israel since taking office in 2009.
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March 20, 2013
The president waves as he steps off Air Force One. Obama previously visited Israel in 2008, when he was a presidential candidate.
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March 20, 2013
Obama is greeted by Israeli President Shimon Peres at Ben Gurion International Airport.
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March 20, 2013
Obama, flanked by Peres, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu watch an honor guard pass by.
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March 20, 2013
Obama is escorted by Netanyahu as he greets Israeli ministers.
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March 20, 2013
Obama puts his hand over his heart as the “Star-Spangled Banner” is played during the welcoming ceremony.
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March 20, 2013
Obama and Peres sit together at the welcoming ceremony. Obama reportedly joked that “it’s good to get away from Congress.”
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March 20, 2013
Obama at the welcoming ceremony emphasized the long-lasting relationship between Israel and the United States. “The United States stands with Israel because it is in our fundamental national security interest to stand with Israel,” Obama said, adding that the partnership “makes the world a better place.”
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March 20, 2013
Obama, Netanyahu and others pose for a photo while touring the Iron Dome Battery defense system at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. U.S. funds helped finance the system.
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March 20, 2013
Obama and Peres wave to the crowd in Jerusalem.
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March 20, 2013
Obama talks with Peres at his the presidential residence in Jerusalem.
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March 20, 2013
Obama signs the guest book at the presidential residence.
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March 20, 2013
Peres shows Obama an olive tree at the presidential residence.
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March 20, 2013
Obama and Peres plant a magnolia tree that was transported on Air Force One. The tree is similar to one outside the White House and symbolizes the bond between the United States and Israel.
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March 20, 2013
Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laugh as they participate in a joint news conference at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem.
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