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French President Nicolas Sarkozy a diplomatic gaffe at the G20 summit in Cannes last week by U.S. President Barack Obama that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "a ". The two presidents were having a conversation and both believed the nearby recording machines of journalists were off. Sarkozy said to Obama: "I cannot bear Netanyahu, he's a liar," to which Obama : "You're up with him, but I have to deal with him even more than you." Israeli Vice Premier Silvan Shalom told Israel’s army radio station that: "Everyone talks about everyone. Sometimes good friends say things about each other, certainly in competitive professions."

The White House secretary Jay Carney refused to comment on the conversation when by reporters. It is believed Obama and Sarkozy were talking about Palestine’s for full membership UNESCO at the time, and that the U.S. leader was expressing his that his French counterpart had the Palestinians' bid. Presidential gaffes such as Sarkozy and Obama’s are not . Perhaps the most famous one was made by U.S. president Ronald Reagan. He was unaware a tape was left after a sound check and made a joke about the Soviet Union, saying: "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've legislation that will Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."