DUBAI: An Indian news anchor hit back at an Israeli guest who slammed her for wearing a traditional saree that allegedly resembled the colors of the Palestinian flag during a televised interview.
The show’s Israeli guest, Intel Special Forces representative Frederic Landau, criticized journalist Shreya Dhoundial for wearing a traditional outfit the bears the colors of the Palestinian flag during an interview on Mirror Now.
Landau got upset during the interview and told Dhoundial he “purposely wore blue and white because with all due respect that the green, red, and black that you have purposely put on this evening, blue and white will always prevail.”
Responding, Dhoundial said: “Let’s not divide colors on the basis of religion.” She added that her saree was her late grandmother’s.
The reporter pointed out that the colors of her saree did not signify any support for any side.
However, Landau suggested she should, “save it for a different occasion.” Dhoundial replied by saying, “you don’t get to choose what I say, or wear, I will speak the truth the way I see it.”
My Dear Departed Grandmother's Saree Upset My Guest From #Israel This Evening. For Once I Was At A Loss Of Words. pic.twitter.com/uxaEWiqUza
— Shreya Dhoundial (@shreyadhoundial) October 18, 2023
