Russian President Valdamir Putin visits PLO Arab leader Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas: “Welcome, President Putin.”Putin: “Actually, you can call me Vladamir. Or, by my nickname – Ras.”Abbas: “Why Ras?”Putin: “Some people like to call me Ras Putin.”Abbas: “And so will I then. We used to call Abu Ammar Rais, which is very similar.”Putin: “Did you also hold his hand affectionately like you are doing to me now?”Abbas: “Only when he referred to me as Hyena.”
Abbas: “I am so happy to see you, my friend.”Putin: “Thank you. But if you don’t mind me saying, I find it interesting that you, as the President, carry a gun.”Abbas: “I don’t. What makes you think I do?”Putin: “Err..never mind.”
Putin: “Thumb pointing upwards – I have never seen such gesture before. Where does it come from?”Abbas:”Abu Ammar insisted on it when he was alive. He once told me he got it from someone he really looked up to.”
Must not bend over. Must not bend over.
Dear Yasser,I am really worried about your replacement, President Mahmoud…
