Barack Obama: “It is my strong belief that Israel has not just the right, but the obligation to protect itself.”

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

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.

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

While we are non-partisan, we are not value-neutral. We have a point of view.