A Israeli beauty queen’s selfie has caused a stir in Lebanon, with
some Lebanese saying their country’s contestant at the Miss Universe
pageant should be stripped of her title for consorting with the enemy.
Miss Israel Doron Matalon posted a photo of herself and Miss Lebanon
Saly Greige smiling together at pageant preparations in Miami, where the
winner will be picked on January 25.
The two countries are technically at war, although the border has
been largely quiet since their 2006 conflict. The Lebanese risk prison
if they call or travel to Israel and all Israeli products are banned in
Lebanon.
Some Lebanese have demanded on social media that Greige lose her title for contacts with a citizen of the enemy state.
Greige defended herself on the photo-sharing service Instagram
yesterday, saying Matalon had pestered her for a picture together and
finally photobombed her.
“Since the first day of my arrival to participate to Miss Universe, I
was very cautious to avoid being in any photo or communication with
Miss Israel, who tried several times to take a photo with me,” Greige
said.
“I was having a photo with Miss Japan, Miss Slovenia, suddenly Miss
Israel jumped in and took a selfie, and uploaded it on her social
media.”
Source: – Reuters
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