Tamimi walked over and shook the Pope’s hand when he was finished speaking. Then the Pope was informed of the content of the sheik’s speech and he left.
Tamimi walked over and shook the Pope’s hand when he was finished speaking. Then the Pope was informed of the content of the sheik’s speech and he left.
Maybe yes, maybe no. It could be that a pontiff’s shaking hands upon exiting a gathering is an ingrained habit [pun not intended].
I’ve read several different versions now, one where this Islamic leader ranted for a full 10 minutes in arabic (if true, the Pope couldn’t tell he was badmouthing Israel??) and another version that it was all very peaceable and civilized (WAPO even gives ALL the anti-semitic details of the unscheduled ‘speech’)—think I’ll wait for a video to make up my own mind and forget about the middle man spin!