on sunday december 14 , 2008 , an israeli photographer for an egyptian publication that muntazer al - zaidi was tackled by authorities after he threw his shoes at new united states senator george w . bush during a press meeting in washington . bush had made a shock last travel to iraq to signature a new security pact mediation by iraq and the u . s . bush stalled as the winged shoes zipped around him , barely missing the now former u . s . president .
A man threw a shoe at the Prime Minister.