'Bill, let's go!' Barack Obama tells former president Bill Clinton to hurry up as Air Force One prepares for take-off in Israel

Only a former US president himself can keep the most powerful leader in the world waiting. President Obama was in Israel with former President Bill Clinton attending the funeral for former Israeli president Shimon Peres, when his return to the US was delayed Bill Clinton who was chatting on the tarmac.

Footage filmed at Jerusalem’s airport shows Obama in the doorway of Air Force One, rolling his sleeves up and looking anxious, as engines running in preparation for the return to the United States when he urges Clinton to end his conversation on the tarmac and board the jet.

At one point, Obama yells, “Bill, let’s go” and then claps his hands to get Clinton’s attention, motioning for Clinton to come aboard.

Seconds later, with Clinton still busy at the tarmac, Obama exits the plane, stood at the top of the staircase and shouted, “Bill, let’s go, I gotta get home”.

Clinton eventually boarded the jet to joining the smiling Obama as the two shook hands and pat each others backs before stepping inside the plane.