President Barack Obama visits the Hall of Names at the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yadvashem.org%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial</a> with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, Israeli President Shimon Peres, center, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau and Avner Shalev, the museum's director, on Friday, March 22, in Jerusalem. As part of his Mideast tour, Obama wrapped up his first trip to Israel as president and arrived in Jordan, another key ally, on Friday.
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President Barack Obama visits the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, Israeli President Shimon Peres, center, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau and Avner Shalev, the museum's director, on Friday, March 22, in Jerusalem. As part of his Mideast tour, Obama wrapped up his first trip to Israel as president and arrived in Jordan, another key ally, on Friday.
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Obama tours Yad Vashem with Israeli leaders on March 22. The stop was part of an effort to help bolster the U.S. president's standing with Israelis by showing his understanding of the history of the Jewish state.
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Obama tours Yad Vashem with Israeli leaders on March 22. The stop was part of an effort to help bolster the U.S. president's standing with Israelis by showing his understanding of the history of the Jewish state.
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Obama pays his respects in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem on March 22 as Marines lay a wreath on his behalf.
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Obama pays his respects in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem on March 22 as Marines lay a wreath on his behalf.
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Obama visits Yad Vashem on March 22. The president turned up the "eternal flame" of remembrance for the millions of Jewish victims of Nazi death camps.
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Obama visits Yad Vashem on March 22. The president turned up the "eternal flame" of remembrance for the millions of Jewish victims of Nazi death camps.
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Obama and Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas review the honor guard during an official arrival ceremony at the Muqata, the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Thursday, March 21. Obama arrived in Ramallah on his first visit as president. It's part of his sweep across the Middle East, which also includes visits to Israel and Jordan.
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Obama and Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas review the honor guard during an official arrival ceremony at the Muqata, the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Thursday, March 21. Obama arrived in Ramallah on his first visit as president. It's part of his sweep across the Middle East, which also includes visits to Israel and Jordan.
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Obama and Abbas shake hands during a joint press conference following meetings at the Muqata on March 21. Obama has asked for Israelis and Palestinians to discuss a two-state solution to the long-running conflict.
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Obama and Abbas shake hands during a joint press conference following meetings at the Muqata on March 21. Obama has asked for Israelis and Palestinians to discuss a two-state solution to the long-running conflict.
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Obama and Salam Fayyad, prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, greet a young dancer following a performance at the al-Bireh Youth Center in Ramallah on March 21.
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Obama and Salam Fayyad, prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, greet a young dancer following a performance at the al-Bireh Youth Center in Ramallah on March 21.
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Final preparations are made before Obama's speech to Israeli students on March 21 in Jerusalem.
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Final preparations are made before Obama's speech to Israeli students on March 21 in Jerusalem.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center right, hosts Obama at a dinner on Wednesday, March 21, Jerusalem, Israel. Obama is making his first trip to Israel as president.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center right, hosts Obama at a dinner on Wednesday, March 21, Jerusalem, Israel. Obama is making his first trip to Israel as president.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres welcomes Obama to his residence on Wednesday, March 20, in Jerusalem.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres welcomes Obama to his residence on Wednesday, March 20, in Jerusalem.
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Obama and Peres listen to children sing before meeting on March 20.
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Obama and Peres listen to children sing before meeting on March 20.
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Obama and Peres head into the Israeli president's house in Jerusalem on March 20.
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Obama and Peres head into the Israeli president's house in Jerusalem on March 20.
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Netanyahu greets Obama at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on March 20.
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Netanyahu greets Obama at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on March 20.
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A boy waves a Palestinian flag at a camp Palestinians set up to demonstrate against Obama's visit on March 20. Activists erected the tent city outside Jerusalem in the West Bank to protest the Obama trip and continued Israeli construction of settlements in what they consider an occupied territory.
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A boy waves a Palestinian flag at a camp Palestinians set up to demonstrate against Obama's visit on March 20. Activists erected the tent city outside Jerusalem in the West Bank to protest the Obama trip and continued Israeli construction of settlements in what they consider an occupied territory.
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Palestinians in Gaza City hold up placards demonstrating against Obama's visit on March 20.
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Palestinians in Gaza City hold up placards demonstrating against Obama's visit on March 20.
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Obama arrives at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 20.
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Obama arrives at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 20.
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Obama greets Israeli officials during the welcome ceremony at the airport on March 20. Israeli President Shimon Peres, second from right, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, are by Obama's side.
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Obama greets Israeli officials during the welcome ceremony at the airport on March 20. Israeli President Shimon Peres, second from right, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, are by Obama's side.
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Obama shares a laugh with Israeli President Shimon Peres during the official welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport on March 20.
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Obama shares a laugh with Israeli President Shimon Peres during the official welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport on March 20.
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Obama accompanies Israeli President Benjamin Nethanyahu at Ben Gurion Airport on March 20 in a handout image from the Government Press Office of Israel.
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Obama accompanies Israeli President Benjamin Nethanyahu at Ben Gurion Airport on March 20 in a handout image from the Government Press Office of Israel.
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Air Force One waits at Ben Gurion Airport on March 20 after Obama's arrival.
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Air Force One waits at Ben Gurion Airport on March 20 after Obama's arrival.
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The official limousine awaiting Obama's arrival in Israel is towed after malfunctioning in Jerusalem on March 20. The <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpoliticalticker.blogs.cnn.com%2F2013%2F03%2F20%2Fpresidential-limo-breaks-down-ahead-of-obamas-arrival%2F">limo failed to start</a> after its driver refueled it using gasoline rather than diesel fuel, an official said.
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The official limousine awaiting Obama's arrival in Israel is towed after malfunctioning in Jerusalem on March 20. The limo failed to start after its driver refueled it using gasoline rather than diesel fuel, an official said.
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