US President Joe Biden was greeted in Israel by a row of Israeli leaders offering open palms to the President. Biden offered a closed fist in exchange.
Jerusalem President Joe Biden was greeted in Israel on Wednesday by a row of Israeli leaders offering open palms to the President.
Biden offered a closed fist in exchange. The President doled out fist bumps and pats on the shoulder to the delegation stationed along the red carpet at the foot of Air Force One, which the White House said was part of an effort to reduce physical contact amid the rapid spread of a new coronavirus variant. But only minutes later, Biden broke with the new effort -- exchanging a hearty handshake with the former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the current opposition leader.
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