John Paul II's funeral featured a rare moment of goodwill between Israel and two of its most bitter enemies.
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II's funeral featured a rare moment of goodwill between Israel and two of its most bitter enemies. Agence France Presse reports that Israeli President Moshe Katsav shook hands with both his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Khatami Mohammad Khatami (Persian : سید محمد خاتمی Seyyed Moḥammad Khātamī) (born September 29, 1943, in Ardakan, Yazd Province) is an Iranian scholar and politician. , and Bashar al-Assad Dr Bashar al-Assad (Arabic: بشار الأسد, , the president of Syria, during the funeral service funeral service n → misa de cuerpo presente
funeral service n → service m funèbre
funeral service funeral n . Syria has technically been at war with Israel since 1948, while Iran has often called for the Jewish state's destruction.
Although Khatami later denied the hand-shake, Katsav said they discussed their mutual birthplace of Yazd in Iran. AI-Assad acknowledged the greeting but down-played its significance.
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