
Fist bumps instead of handshakes: Biden looks to 'minimize contact' in Israel and Saudi Arabia
CNN
President Joe Biden was greeted in Israel on Wednesday by a row of Israeli leaders offering open palms to the President.
Biden offered a closed fist in exchange.
The President doled out fist bumps and pats on the shoulder to the delegation stationed along the red carpet at the foot of Air Force One, which the White House said was part of an effort to reduce physical contact amid the rapid spread of a new coronavirus variant.
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