Barack Obama: “We have to focus our attention on people who genuinely pose a threat to our communities.”

I am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

The success of this experiment was never a given.

People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.