At Holocaust event, Obama casts himself as defender of the Tribe

US President Obama addresses Righteous Among the Nations Award Ceremony

US President Obama addresses Righteous Among the Nations Award Ceremony

‘We are all Jews,’ president says at ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations, as he reiterates his commitment to Israel’s security and the fight against anti-Semitism

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Obama mocks ‘conspiracy’ at forum on gun control

President Barack Obama, left, during a CNN televised town hall meeting hosted by Anderson Cooper, right, at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. Obama’s proposals to tighten gun controls rules may not accomplish his goal of keeping guns out of the hands of would-be criminals and those who aren’t legally allowed to buy a weapon. In short, that’s because the conditions he is changing by executive action are murkier than he made them out to be. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Obama thrusts gun control debate into forefront of 2016 race

David Foley holds a handgun while shopping at the Spring Guns and Ammo store Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, in Spring, Texas. President Barack Obama is making good on his pledge to politicize gun violence. The package of gun-control executive actions Obama will formally announce Tuesday has pushed the contentious issue to the forefront of the 2016 presidential campaign, just weeks from the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Obama: Despite Paris, no boots on the ground in fight against IS

President Barack Obama concludes his news conference following the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Monday, November 16, 2015. (AP/Susan Walsh)

President Barack Obama concludes his news conference following the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Monday, November 16, 2015. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Strategy for tackling Islamic State in Syria and Iraq ‘ultimately is going to work,’ president insists

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Oren: Obama may reach out to Islam because 2 Muslim father figures abandoned him

President Barack Obama welcomes Ambassador Michael B. Oren of the State of Israel to the White House Monday, July 20, 2009, during the credentials ceremony for newly appointed ambassadors to the United States (White House photo)

President Barack Obama welcomes Ambassador Michael B. Oren of the State of Israel to the White House Monday, July 20, 2009, during the credentials ceremony for newly appointed ambassadors to the United States (White House photo)

In third op-ed in a week, ex-envoy and new MK says history could judge president’s policy on Islam as naive, detached from reality

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Obama details ‘historic’ nuke deal with Iran, Jerusalem slams ‘dangerous capitulation’

President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 2, 2015, to talk about the breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear talks. The president said the Iran nuclear deal -- if completed -- will make US, allies and the world safer. (photo credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 2, 2015, to talk about the breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear talks. The president said the Iran nuclear deal — if completed — will make US, allies and the world safer. (photo credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President says agreement cuts off ‘every path’ to a bomb; Officials in Israel: It legitimizes Iran’s nuclear program; Zarif: No facilities closing; Joy in streets of Tehran

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