Indian President pronounce Hummus as Hamas while addressing Israeli Parliament

[ranjeet]

3:07 pm: The President is concluding his speech with no mention of Palestine.

3:05 pm: Mr. Mukherjee says Indian population enjoy the taste of hummus, an Israeli food item. But, he pronounces it as Hamas. Israeli MPs look at each other for a moment.

3:03 pm: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is seen taking notes, sitting in the first row of MPs.

3:01 pm: I am told Hebrew has been learned in some villages in northern India, says the President.

2:58 pm: Our countries should collaborate in the field of agriculture, says the President. "Israeli technological advances can enhance India's industrial production. Collaboration can create more jobs both in India and Israel," he says.

2:56 pm: Now, the President moves on to economic cooperation. He praises Israel for its technological advances and performance in the field of agriculture.

2:55 pm: "Today's UN should be more responsive to the challenges the world is facing now," the President says.

2:54 pm: 'India has always been a strong voice of democratic countries in multinational for forums.'

2:53 pm: President thanks Israel "for rushing critical defence supplies in 1999."

2:50 pm: More than 2000 years ago Jews had arrived in India. The Jewish people have always been an integral part of India's composite society, says Mr. Mukherjee.

2:49 pm: My state visit to Israel is taking place at a time when relations between India and Israel is taking a very positive trajectory, says the President.

2:44: pm 'I feel deeply honoured to be the first President of India to visit the Knesset.'

2:43 pm: Shalom and Namaste, he begins his speech

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[Niyogi]

...... this is what you get by having a Bong President

Good thing he din't say hubris for Hebrew

 

[Whazzup]

Mr. Mukherjee says Indian population enjoy the taste of hummus, an Israeli food item. But, he pronounces it as Hamas. Israeli MPs look at each other for a moment.

This is Hummus

And this is Hamas

 

[mpk1988]

I love Pranab da.. but Bong pronunciation man..

 

[Niyogi]

BTW Hummus taste like crap ........... what on earth did the Prez mean when he said Indians like it ?

 

[[Bregs]]

Lol he is Bengali so they have different way to pronounce some words, must be taken in that context only

 

[Bang Galore]

This is Hummus

And this is Hamas

You know , there was an story said about a investor meeting in the old Andhra Pradesh when Chandrababu Naidu was CM & he was doing his best to make Hyderabad the centre of attraction for investment. Naidu was giving one of his "hi-tech" presentations & impressing the hell out of everybody. A foreign delegate who seemed very impressed asked the guy next to him whether he could get hold of an English translation of the CM's speech. The guy next to him burst out in laughter & told him that the CM was speaking in english.....

 

[Josef K]

Well...Brüno didn't get it right either. Someone should send DVDs of Brüno to our President.

Bruno humus - YouTube

 

[Niyogi]

You know , there was an story said about a investor meeting in the old Andhra Pradesh when Chandrababu Naidu was CM & he was doing his best to make Hyderabad the centre of attraction for investment. Naidu was giving one of his "hi-tech" presentations & impressing the hell out of everybody. A foreign delegate who seemed very impressed asked the guy next to him whether he could hold of an English translation of the CM's speech. The guy next to him burst out in laughter & told him that the CM was speaking in english.....

LOL... reminds me of a friend who had gone to visit France while still in school. His parents were active members and office holders in Lions club and wanted the kid to get some international exposure. It was an exchange program with some kid coming to stay in India in his house and he gets to go to france an live in their house.

So this guy prepared a nice speech in French (his option in school) thanking his host for welcoming him and accepting him. He worked on it for a long time, and even practised it in French with the aid of his french teacher in school. You see He wanted to impress them with his knowledge of French.

When the big day arrived, he landed in paris to see a large group waiting there to welcome him and after the welcome he pulled out his sheet and read out his thank you speech. All of them smiled and politely clapped.

On the way back home his hosts told him that the speech was a nice gesture, but it would have been better if it was in French !

 

[saurav]

Hehehe... Bengali President...