Anti-Israel propaganda page Quds News Network has posted some photos showing Miss Universe contestants allegedly engaged in “cultural appropriation”:
Others claim the same:
This video from Miss Philippines 2021 was an ad for “Visit Isr*el”.
— Mohammad Mustafa🇵🇸 (@mufastamo) December 7, 2021
They’re wearing traditionally Palestinian clothing, singing traditionally Palestinian folklore songs, and in other pictures they roll grape leaves, a traditional Palestinian dish.
Stop stealing our culture. pic.twitter.com/zusOOkWcWa
But a look at what Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Beatrice Luigi Gomez actually said reveals what was truly going on:
In other words, no-one claimed the dress or wrapped grape leaves were Israeli. The contestants spent time with Bedouins, experiencing their culture.
And if palestinian Arabs want to claim Bedouins do not dress like this or eat wrapped grape leaves, good luck with that.
Update: By the way (hat tip: Michal)