Family of Iraqi beauty queen 'forced to flee country after she took a selfie with Miss Israel'

So much for diplomacy by selfie.

Miss Iraq, Sarah Idan, and her family had to flee their homeland after receiving death threats over a photo she posted online last month.

Why? Because Idan posed with Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, at a Miss Universe International Beauty Pageant, the Times of Israel reported.

Idan came under fire for posting the photo to Instagram, captioned, “Peace and Love from Miss Iraq and Miss Israel,” in addition to modeling a bikini.

“The two of those things together caused a mess for her back home where people made threats against her and her family that if she didn’t return home and take down the photos, they would remove her (Miss Iraq) title, that they would kill her,” Gandelsman told Israeli TV, the paper reported.

In another Instagram post, Idan apologized to those who thought the photo was “harmful to the Palestinian cause,” clarifying that it was not a political statement, but instead meant to “express hope and desire for peace between the two countries,” the paper reported.

She added, it “does not signal support for the government of Israel and does not mean I agree or accept its policies in the Arab homeland.”

Iraq does not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel, and the two countries are considered enemies, the paper reported.

Despite the backlash, Gandelsman said her friend did not regret her decision to post the image to social media, which she has yet to remove from Instagram, reported the paper.

“She did it to so that people can understand that it’s possible to live together,” she said.

Sauce/Source https://nypost.com/2017/12/15/miss-iraq-forced-to-flee-country-over-selfie-with-miss-israel/

Really?
*FTC*

We are lucky Christianity is not Islam or this world would have ended a long time ago. Once radical Islamists get their hands on a nuclear bomb (and that's only a matter of time) you can kiss this world goodbye.

Religion of Peace indeed.

This people self.....any small thing,"I kill you".
Miss Iraq just need sweet bear bear she go resemble your regular Osama

Hmmmm

I wish there are two planet earth in the world, where the Christian will be in one of those two while the other people will have the other even with the jupiter, Mars... Make dem take abeg

na wa o...Christmas on my mind jare...who will be my Santa?

I can't say i am surprised 'cause the country has been know to be violent over nothing. It's in their nature.

DrinkLimca:
Go get a job and stop begging on a public forum..
You are not the only Lady with vagina here..

She is probably a dude.

Islamabad is the Capital of Which Country?

U cnt be sane and be a muslim..

This one weak me

Anytime I see news like this Memunat my ex comes to mind

Memunat fine scatter. Her beauty dey give me sound mind.
She gat all the curves in the necessary positions

After our 4 months relationship. I woke one day to find out her dad has married her to one Alfa of no qualification simply because he doesn't want his virgin daughter mingling with a frosh Jesus pikin.

Now Memunat is a mother of 3
Alfa has 3 other wives and 7 children and they all live in room and palour at sango, ota.

Last I saw her the sweet 17 girl I once knew was looking all haggard like a 50 year old roadside beggar

Religion of piss will never know peace

Is not those lustful, blood thirsty sect who kill in the name of their sexually insatiable and always hor_ny god

Look at them. Smh

why do you guys like reporting half the story. please after this picture was posted, tell us what happened to miss Israel and her family, so we can compare accurately.

she is islamically wrong for even been with a christain!!!!!! she deserves the peaceful treatmebt islamically

Miss Iraq is an Iraqi christian.
Miss israel is a jew.
Just for record purposes.

Her name is SARAH IDAN she's probably an iraqi Christian from Iraq's embattled Christian minority in Iraq.

Ok

Hmmm. It's a wah something.

Hatred and fundamentalism taken too far
Abacha prevented Nigeria from participating in South Africa 96 and Fifa/Caf punished us.
Iran should be sanctioned

In the quran it is clearly stated that they shouldnt be friends with unbelievers and the one has the guts to take selfi not just with an unbeliever but with their enemy? she better run or na death get her o

#StopTheHate

Yes, it is.

DrinkLimca:
Go get a job and stop begging on a public forum..
You are not the only Lady with vagina here..

I can see a guy on her dp not a girl....

I bet bums supporting shiites won't know the difference between Sunnis and shiites now because it doesn't suit their narrative. I thought shiites were supposed to be the "good" Muslims according to you re tards?

Islam is the most intolerant religion. There's always violence and division anywhere you find it.
Quote me.