“Iranian president denies Israeli handshake: Says incident at pope’s funeral did not take place,” from AP, with thanks to Skeetstreet: TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mohammad Khatami strongly denied shaking hands and chatting with Israeli President Moshe Katsav at Pope John Paul II’s funeral, state-run media reported Saturday. Following the pope’s funeral on Friday, Katsav … Continue reading Handshake-gate