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VIDEO: How Olmert and Assad dodged an unwanted Paris handshake
By Haaretz Service
Tags: France, Israel, Bastille Day 

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Syrian President Bashar Assad came within a hand's span of touching on Monday, despite the latter's declaration that the two leaders would not shake hands at the Mediterranean summit in Paris.

It took some deft maneuvering and seemingly careful choreography by both to ensure there was no unexpected contact in the crush of world leaders at the Bastille Day celebrations in the French capital.

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      1.   Olmert is about to amaze everyone with a handstand 18:07  |  Clickfool 14/07/08
      2.   MERT WILL DODGE A PUBLIC HANDSHAKE BUT WILL NOT DODGE A HANDSHAKE 18:08  |  glenna 14/07/08
      3.   Did Olmert at least get Assad`s autograph? 18:20  |  coat tail 14/07/08
      4.   g-b forbid they shake hands! 18:20  |  bashar 14/07/08
      5.   MAD MERT SURE HAD NO PROBLEM SHAKING ASSAD`S HAND AT HIS TABLES 18:25  |  glenna 14/07/08
      6.   Avoiding?Olmert ready to and Zvi Barel did kiss 18:26  |  Absolute Sweden 14/07/08
      7.   Two negatively charged particles always maintain a fair distance 18:27  |  Pervert 14/07/08
      8.   Haaretz gets a hard on 18:43  |  Dror 14/07/08
      9.   Acceptable Hesitation 19:11  |  Fritz 14/07/08
      10.   Kadima and Assad 19:13  |  Ralph 14/07/08
      11.   #7, they`ll come together if you push hard enough 19:56  |  Rascal 14/07/08
      12.   Assad is a model: the new spy XXI century 20:01  |  Austin Powers 14/07/08
      13.   Fritz rotffl 20:25  |  Fred 14/07/08
      14.   Not surprising under the circumstances 20:29  |  Clint 14/07/08
      15.   Pathetic imbecility 20:42  |  Ulf 14/07/08
      16.   Funny it`s always Assad with his back to Olmert... 21:00  |  Fed Up 14/07/08
      17.   It`s a party. 21:07  |  Dudka 14/07/08
      18.   if they were to shake hands, purell wouldn`t be enough 21:31  |  david 14/07/08
      19.   I don`t like you! 22:03  |  Jim 14/07/08
      20.   Olmert assad 22:04  |  asc 14/07/08
      21.   #7 Pervert 22:10  |  Jim 14/07/08
      22.   Assad was deliberately giving his BACK to Olmert. 22:16  |  Dagma 14/07/08
      23.   #1 Clickfool re Olmert 22:33  |  Labhras 14/07/08
      24.   Assad insulted PM Olmert big time ! 22:59  |  Benjamina 14/07/08
      25.   Dudka, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! 23:01  |  Benjamina 14/07/08
      26.   Assad knew better 00:25  |  amg 15/07/08
      27.   They are all 03:17  |  Guy From NYC 15/07/08
      28.   PM Olmert is such a mensch! Precious footage in Paris... 04:12  |  Smadar 15/07/08
      29.   Now, now people... 06:27  |  Jimmy 15/07/08
      30.   To #1 & # 23 06:54  |  Hans 15/07/08
      31.   The first thing 07:56  |  Guy From NYC 15/07/08
      32.   Tom and Jerry? 10:14  |  Sharif Hafez 15/07/08
      33.   EQUROPE ! OLD WOLVES ! MUST LEAVE OLD FIGHTS ... 10:44  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 15/07/08
      34.   WITHOUT THE EQUROPEN OLD WOLVES ! WE WOULDNT SEE THE RED WORLD .. 10:45  |  ... 15/07/08
      35.   200 YEARS FROM NOW ! EQROPE WILL BE UNDER OUR RULES 10:46  |  YOUNG WORLD 15/07/08
      36.   EQUROPE MUST STOP PUT GAZOLINE ON THE FIRE OF WORLD. 10:47  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 15/07/08
      37.   3 YEARS AGO I WAS IN PARIS. I THOUGH I WAS IN AFRICA ... 10:48  |  NO PARIS. 15/07/08
      38.   EQUROPE WILL BE NEW AFRICA. AFRICANS WILL TAKE HER DOWN. 10:48  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 15/07/08
      39.   MILLION YEARS AFRICANS LIVED UNDER EQUROPE RULES ... 10:49  |  ... NO MORE 15/07/08
      40.   IF YOU ARE RIGHT ! SOON OR LATER YOU GET EVEN AND GET OVERRRRRR . 10:50  |  FACTS SPEAK TRUTHS 15/07/08
      41.   French diplomacy 10:51  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 15/07/08
      42.   Atilla, take heart, it will not take as long as 200 years 10:52  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 15/07/08
      43.   #2Glenna in Alaska. "Russia is sending warships... 11:17  |  Maureen Ann 15/07/08
      44.   Fritz from Bonn/Germany 13:39  |  Ehud 15/07/08
      45.   Peace Plan: The US should appoint Slowman as peace mediator 14:20  |  Ser Haar 15/07/08
      46.   Bonne fete Dudka 14:34  |  Lebanese in Canada 15/07/08
      47.   #41 Mrs. Kohn 15:54  |  christoph 15/07/08
      48.   No more beating around the Bush 15:57  |  Tosefta 15/07/08
      49.   Right Ehud (44) Fritz being unable to tidy up his own nest 17:22  |  Jew- and Bookburner 15/07/08
      50.   ONCE AGAIN MERT WILL NOT DO IN PUBLIC WHAT HE DOES BEHIND ISRAELI 17:33  |  glenna 15/07/08
      51.   Direct peace NOW! Golan is ISRAELI 19:38  |  Realist 15/07/08
      52.   # 15 Ulf Pathetic imbecility. 19:44  |  KATHY 15/07/08
      53.   NO MANNERS 20:41  |  JB 15/07/08
      54.   It`s a matter of principle for 2 men without principles ! 20:56  |  Toronto`s Finest 15/07/08
      55.   #41 Cipora J.K Unbelievable So-called French Diplomacy 21:04  |  KATHY 15/07/08
      56.   # 53 JB. Assad might guess Olmert is corrupt? Outrageous! 21:04  |  Toronto`s Finest 15/07/08
      57.   "insult French veterans" (Kohn #41 again) 21:06  |  christoph 15/07/08
      58.   A friends love case 21:51  |  Jose Marcio 15/07/08
      59.   # 56 oh christoph How Could You? .. 21:53  |  KATHY 15/07/08
      60.   Zarkozy,must have been reading Tosefta,s posts 22:02  |  Labhras 15/07/08
      61.   DEAR ATTYLA 22:10  |  jJose Marcio 15/07/08
      62.   #52 Kathy and her peace phobia 22:20  |  Labhras 15/07/08
      63.   KATHY #59 23:16  |  christoph 15/07/08
      64.   Defeatist Olmert begs to shake hand of terrorist 04:00  |  HENRY MANN 16/07/08
      65.   #64. If you think Natanyahu can keep the fortress together... 06:51  |  ManintheMiddle 16/07/08
      66.   I Saw What Happened... 08:08  |  Yosemite 16/07/08
      67.   Olmert was too busy hugging Mubarak 22:34  |  Conroy 16/07/08
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