Miss Israel responds to national outrage over selfie with Miss Lebanon on Instagram

A group photo at the Miss Universe pageant showing Miss Lebanon, Saly Greige smiling and standing next to Miss Israel, Doron Matalon sparked national outrage in Lebanon. Matalon sent a public message to Greige to express her "sadness" over the matter as she was upset by Miss Lebanon's response.

Greige's public response to the incident upset, Matalon, who insists Miss Israel had pestered her for a picture together and finally photobombed her.

In an Instagram post, Matalon​ stated,  "It doesn't surprise me, but it still makes me sad. Too bad you can not 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."

Matalon's response over outrage on Instagram: 

 

לא שזה הפתיע אותי, אבל חבל שאי אפשר לשים את העוינות בצד , רק לשלושה שבועות שבהן יש לנו הזדמנות נדירה להכיר בנות מכל העולם (וגם מהמדינות השכנות) לשמוע על התרבויות השונות ולחוות את החוויה הזאת ביחד. It doesn't surprise me, but it still makes me sad. Too bad you can not 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. @salygreige_official @miss_israel @missunews @missuniverse @missuniversusa #lebanon #israel #missuniverse2014

A photo posted by Doron Matalon (@doronmatalon) on Jan 18, 2015 at 4:46am PST