One noteworthy coupling somehow evaded detection: Netanyahu walking arm-in-arm with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali, a country that does not have diplomatic relations with Israel. Front and center, the pairing seemed natural and heartfelt, and was described matter-of-factly in the Malian press. One item even reported that IBK, as the president is known, even offered to attend the funerals of the four Jews murdered in the kosher market in Israel. Later, both leaders praised the actions of a brave Malian employee, who helped conceal up to fifteen people in a downstairs freezer and provided intelligence to the police.
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