Wonder Woman Gal Gadot Dress Trouble for Lebanese Designer
Gal Gadot (pictured as Wonder Woman) served two years in the Israeli army as a combat trainer
THE SOURCE: BBC NEWS
BY: TOM GERKEN
The posting of a photograph of Israeli actress Gal Gadot in a dress by Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab has caused consternation on social media.
Israel and Lebanon have technically been at war since 1948, and Lebanon boycotts its southern neighbour.
“I love and respect Elie Saab, but is he really happy an Israeli actress wore a dress he designed?” asked Lebanon journalist Heba Bitar on Twitter.
The picture of Gadot has since been removed from Saab’s Instagram account.
The image of the Wonder Woman star in a blue sash dress by Saab and was accompanied by a description of the former Israel Defense Forces combat trainer as “flawless”.
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I don’t have a problem with her wearing @ElieSaabWorld but I do have a problem with posting her picture from Elie Saab’s account and bragging about an ex Israeli soldier wearing his dress! Don’t ruin one the few things that make us proud Lebanese people! Elie Saab makes us proud.
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Gadot was wearing the dress to the National Board of Review awards in New York, where she and director Patty Jenkins received the Spotlight Award for their work on Wonder Woman.
The deleting of Saab’s picture has drawn a mixed reaction on social media. While one user praised the decision to remove the post, another called the whole debacle “shameful”.
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Farah, Rita
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Good that he removed it because it’s shameful to advertise it. I hope he didn’t ask her to wear it but her stylist did.
3:28 AM – Jan 10, 2018 · Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Gal Gadot (pictured as Wonder Woman) served two years in the Israeli army as a combat trainer
The posting of a photograph of Israeli actress Gal Gadot in a dress by Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab has caused consternation on social media.
Israel and Lebanon have technically been at war since 1948, and Lebanon boycotts its southern neighbour.
“I love and respect Elie Saab, but is he really happy an Israeli actress wore a dress he designed?” asked Lebanon journalist Heba Bitar on Twitter.
The picture of Gadot has since been removed from Saab’s Instagram account.
The image of the Wonder Woman star in a blue sash dress by Saab and was accompanied by a description of the former Israel Defense Forces combat trainer as “flawless”.
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Saab’s Instagram post saw some people share their frustration that a former member of the Israeli army would be promoted by the designer.
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Farah Shami
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I don’t have a problem with her wearing @ElieSaabWorld but I do have a problem with posting her picture from Elie Saab’s account and bragging about an ex Israeli soldier wearing his dress! Don’t ruin one the few things that make us proud Lebanese people! Elie Saab makes us proud.
2:44 AM – Jan 10, 2018
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Gadot was wearing the dress to the National Board of Review awards in New York, where she and director Patty Jenkins received the Spotlight Award for their work on Wonder Woman.
The deleting of Saab’s picture has drawn a mixed reaction on social media. While one user praised the decision to remove the post, another called the whole debacle “shameful”.
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Farah, Rita
@Rimyasmin
Replying to @MedawarLana and 2 others
Good that he removed it because it’s shameful to advertise it. I hope he didn’t ask her to wear it but her stylist did.
3:28 AM – Jan 10, 2018 · Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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This is not the first time Gadot has found herself in the middle of controversy due to her nationality.
In 2014 the actress voiced her support of the Israeli armed forces on Facebook during the Gaza War, which left more than 2,100 Palestinians dead. On the Israeli side, 67 soldiers and six civilians were killed. The post was both condemned and condoned in thousands of comments.
In 2017, her superhero blockbuster was banned from Lebanese cinemas, specifically because of her casting as the title character.
