Israeli Prime Minister Mistakenly Calls Boris Johnson Yeltsin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confused the surname of his British counterpart Boris Johnson, mistakenly referring to him as Yeltsin. According to reports from РИА Новости, citing a Jewish source, during a speech at a Sunday meeting, the Israeli Prime Minister spoke about his recent visit to Great Britain.

"I have returned from a very pleasant trip to London, where I met with Prime Minister Boris Yeltsin and the U.S. Secretary of Defense," Netanyahu said. Attendees quickly corrected him. The Prime Minister smiled and stated that he was merely checking to see if he was being listened to attentively.