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After Muslim outrage, Miss Iraq apologizes for selfie with Miss Israel
Jihad Watch ^ | 11/17/17 | Robert Spencer

Posted on 11/17/2017 5:59:32 AM PST by markomalley

This anger is not just political, just as the political conflict between Israel and the “Palestinians” isn’t political, either. The Qur’an depicts the Jews as inveterately evil and bent on destroying the well-being of the Muslims. They are the strongest of all people in enmity toward the Muslims (5:82); they fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah (2:79; 3:75, 3:181); they claim that Allah’s power is limited (5:64); they love to listen to lies (5:41); they disobey Allah and never observe his commands (5:13). They are disputing and quarreling (2:247); hiding the truth and misleading people (3:78); staging rebellion against the prophets and rejecting their guidance (2:55); being hypocritical (2:14, 2:44); giving preference to their own interests over the teachings of Muhammad (2:87); wishing evil for people and trying to mislead them (2:109); feeling pain when others are happy or fortunate (3:120); being arrogant about their being Allah’s beloved people (5:18); devouring people’s wealth by subterfuge (4:161); slandering the true religion and being cursed by Allah (4:46); killing the prophets (2:61); being merciless and heartless (2:74); never keeping their promises or fulfilling their words (2:100); being unrestrained in committing sins (5:79); being cowardly (59:13-14); being miserly (4:53); being transformed into apes and pigs for breaking the Sabbath (2:63-65; 5:59-60; 7:166); and more. They are under Allah’s curse (9:30), and Muslims should wage war against them and subjugate them under Islamic hegemony (9:29).

“Miss Iraq and Miss Israel selfie strikes a nerve,” by Sherie Ryder, Nada Rashwan and Veri Sajwari, BBC, November 16, 2017:

As contestants for Miss Universe 2017 gather in Las Vegas, it’s no surprise many have been grabbing photo opportunities together.

However, when Miss Iraq, Sarah Eedan, posted a selfie with fellow contestant Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, they may not have realised how mixed reaction would be on social media.

Ms Gandelsman shared a similar photo on her Instagram account calling Miss Iraq “amazing”. Her post was liked nearly 3,000 times.

There are many other photos with other contestants featured on Ms Gandelsman’s Facebook page, but this one has touched hearts and nerves equally.

Ms Eedan, also spelled Idan, who grew up in Iraq and moved to the United States to study music, wrote on Facebook how honoured she was to be the first Iraqi woman in 45 years to be representing her country in the competition.

Given there are no diplomatic relations between Israel and Iraq, it was pointed out by some, including YouTuber Sabrina Bennoui, posting a photo of the two of them together was “not to everyone’s taste.”

Some in the Arab world who accuse Israel of abuses reacted angrily.

Asaad Abukhalil, a professor based in the US, tweeted: “The beauty queen of Iraq is happily posing with the beauty queen of occupation and brutality.”

But Iraqi activist @Alaa tweeted: “A photo of an Arab or Muslim with an Israeli does not reflect agreement with the policy of [Israel’s foreign ministry] of hostility towards humanity and peace issues.”…

In response to the criticism, Ms Eedan issued a statement on Instagram, saying Miss Israel had approached her at a photo shoot and expressed her hope for peace between their two peoples.

“She asked if I would like to take a picture together. I told her I would be glad to help spread the message. The aim of the photo was an expression of hope for world peace.”

She went on to say the photo did not show support for Israel.

“I would like to apologise to anyone who considered the photo to be offensive to the Palestinian cause as this was not the aim behind the post, it was merely a call to peace and hope for a solution to the crisis.”…



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Egypt; Israel; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: egypt; iran; iraq; israel; jordan; lebanon; syria; waronterror
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The fact this beautiful young lady had to apologize tells you all you need to know about this caveman religion.


21 posted on 11/17/2017 10:04:15 AM PST by Maverick68
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22 posted on 11/20/2017 5:22:35 AM PST by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do !)
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23 posted on 11/20/2017 6:35:11 AM PST by golux
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REMEMBER,

Jorge El Segundo put those idiots in Iraq IN POWER and APPROVED their Sharia based constitution!


24 posted on 11/20/2017 7:51:55 AM PST by ZULU (DITCH MITCH!!! DUMP RYAN!! DROP DEAD MCCAIN!! KIM FATTY the THIRD = Kim Jung Un)
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To: redfreedom

“I’ve never figured this out, but Antisemitism among Jewish Dims is very much alive and well. But then again, being democrats, self destruction is just a part of their genetic code.”

A nonstop brainwashing has been taking place at an accelerating rate for a century by the Communist Party, in concert with Islamic Jihad apologists infiltrating the professions that mold opinion. It’s not only the Jews, of course. The Council of Churches has the same thing happen. So did the Vatican. America’s “ethnic” groups used to be heavily voting for Democrats. The Democratic Party slipped into perfidy, but a lot of people just refused to believe their own ears and eyes keep voting for the Democrat candidates no matter what. Their community leaders still haven’t awoken to any ‘reality,” but the wishful thinking kind.


25 posted on 11/20/2017 1:16:29 PM PST by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: butlerweave

And the Israeli Jews is the one with black hair.


26 posted on 11/20/2017 7:36:28 PM PST by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
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