Miss Lebanon Fumes: I Don't Fraternize with Miss Israel

I just saw this on TV. Back on January 11th in Miami, contestants in the Miss Universe beauty contest were relaxing when Miss Israel, Doron Matalon, took a selfie of herself standing alongside three other contestants: Miss Lebanon, Miss Slovenia and Miss Japan. Miss Israel then put the photo on her Instagram page. People began to notice that in the photo Miss Israel is standing right next to Miss Lebanon -- the two countries are still officially at war (and have been since 1948) -- and word about it began to spread on social media. Most Lebanese were not at all happy with this and many said Miss Lebanon, Saly Greige, should be, among other things, replaced. But was that fair to Miss Lebanon? Miss Lebanon says she was simply minding her own business

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when Miss Israel came along, pulled out a smartphone and snapped a selfie — posting it on her social media accounts and implying to all the world that the Lebanese beauty queen had been fraternizing with the enemy. News link

Fraternizing with the enemy? Not even close, says Miss Lebanon.

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"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,” Ms. Greige wrote on her Facebook page.

Miss Israel took a different view, writing on her Facebook page:

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“Too bad you cannot put the hostility out of the game, only for three weeks of an experience of a lifetime that we can meet girls from around the world and also from the neighboring country."

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