Lebanese President Camille Chamoun was greeted with Hatikvah, the Israel national anthem, when he arrived here for a visit.
As the President and his party stepped out of a plane, they were greeted by the Provincial Governor and high officials of his administration. Shortly afterwards the party snapped to attention as a military band began playing what the musicians thought was the Lebanese anthem. President Chamoun remained at attention until the last chord of Hatikvah was sounded, then he quickly stepped into a waiting limousine and was driven to a hotel suite.
Afterwards, the band leader called on the President to apologize for his error. He explained that he had mistakenly distributed the wrong music sheets to members of the band.
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