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Source: http://www.todayszaman.com/news-308676-davutoglu-refused-to-shake-hands-with-israels-ehud-barak.html
Turkish Foreign Minister Refused to Shake Hands with Israeli Defense Minister
(Zaman-Turkey) Abdullah Bilici - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu refused to shake hands with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the Munich Security Conference in February. Seeing Davutoglu not responding to his attempt to shake his hand during a formal dinner, Barak said, "As the distance between the two sides of the table is wide, we could not reach each other's hand." Davutoglu replied: "No, the problem is not the size of the table. There will always be a distance between us unless you meet our demands" (regarding the 2010 Gaza flotilla incident).