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Azhar Grand Imam Comes Under Attack For Shaking Hands With Peres

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The Grand Imam of Al Azhar Mosque Sheikh Sayed Mohammed Tantawi came under scathing attack by Islamist Internet forum members and the Egyptian press for shaking hands with Israeli President Shimon Peres during the Interfaith Dialogue conference in NY.

Tantawi defended himself and said he was shaking hands with everyone and it so happened that Peres was among the guests. "I shook hands with him without knowing him," he said.

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