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Editors note: Follow government reporter Katie Brandenburg weekly as she tracks U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a Bowling Green Republican, possibly on his way to a run for the White House.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., waded into foreign relations this week, making his opinions known about a terrorist attack in France and the continued conflict between Israel and Palestinians.

The senator has often been painted as an isolationist but seems to be working to step away from that characterization as he contemplates a run for president.

In an interview Thursday with Sean Hannity, Paul weighed in on an attack Wednesday on the French publication Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead.

The Associated Press reported Friday that the two brothers responsible for the attack and an associate were killed, along with at least four people who had been held as hostages. Sixteen other hostages were freed Friday one from a printing plant and another 15 from a grocery.

On Thursday, Paul questioned immigration policy in France, Bloomberg News reported.

Maybe every Muslim immigrant that wishes to come to France shouldnt have an open door, he reportedly said.

Paul also said Muslims need to be involved in the struggle against groups such as the Islamic State, Bloomberg reported.

There need to be civilized members of Islam who do step forward, Paul reportedly said. I want to see every one of them on the front lines.

During the interview, Paul also criticized Western publications that decided not to publish Charlie Hebdo cartoons criticized as being anti-Islam, Bloomberg reported.

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