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Sarah Idan, Miss Iraq, uploaded the above selfie she took with Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, which resulted in death threats
July 12, 2018, 1:21 pm
Jewish News meets…Sarah Idan aka Miss Iraq
Sarah Idan, aka Miss Iraq, tells Jenni Frazer how a selfie with her Israeli counterpart caused her family to flee and spurred her on to build connections across the divide
By Jenni Frazer
June 18, 2018, 5:11 pm
Miss Israel and Miss Iraq on front cover of Hebrew-language glossy magazine
Two beauty queens, Sarah Idan and Adar Gandelsman, pose together on the front of LaIsha lifestyle publication
Sarah Idan and Adar Gandelsman, posing together
June 14, 2018, 4:27 pm
Iraq’s Miss Universe poses in photos with Israeli counterpart in Jerusalem
Sarah Idan reunited with Adar Gandelsman after first posing together in 2017, causing the Iraqi's family to flee their home country
By JTA
Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, left, and Miss Iraq, Sarah Idan, posing for a photo on Gandelsman’s Instagram page. Sarah Idan would face execution under the proposed new law.
December 14, 2017, 5:12 pm
Family of Miss Iraq forced to flee after photo with Miss Israel
Sarah Idan's relatives were forced to leave Iraq after the beauty queen took a picture with Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman
By JTA
Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, left, and Miss Iraq, Sarah Idan, posing for a photo on Gandelsman’s Instagram page. Sarah Idan would face execution under the proposed new law.
November 15, 2017, 9:53 am
Miss Israel and Miss Iraq pose together on Instagram
Although the two countries may not have diplomatic relations, that didn’t stop two of their beauty queens from cozying up at this year’s Miss International Beauty Pageant.
By Gabe Friedman (JTA)
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