The muted proceedings contrasted with Biden’s effusive handshakes and hugs as he met Israeli officials earlier this week. Biden wasn’t supposed to shake hands with any foreign officials during his first Middle East trip, a precaution aides had said was meant to protect him from Covid-19.

lmao.

EDIT: that periodical is incredible. below the biden piece it promotes other "most read" articles, and the number one had this title:

I was drinking a bottle of wine most nights, sometimes even two

like, way to just steer--drunkenly i might add--into the stereotype.