{"id":1122980,"date":"2021-12-15T19:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T00:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1122980"},"modified":"2021-12-15T19:59:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T00:59:37","slug":"watch-triumphant-miss-south-africa-tells-anti-israel-bds-i-will-not-be-bullied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-triumphant-miss-south-africa-tells-anti-israel-bds-i-will-not-be-bullied\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Triumphant Miss South Africa Tells Anti-Israel BDS: &#039;I Will Not Be Bullied&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-triumphant-miss-south-africa-tells-anti-israel-bds-i-will-not-be-bullied%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1122980&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/miss-universe-south-africa-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane returned home Wednesday after a triumphant finish in the top three of the Miss Universe competition in Israel \u2014 and had a strong message for anti-Israel activists who pressured her to boycott: \u201cI will not be bullied.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Breitbart News reported, Mswane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/12\/12\/miss-south-africa-wins-2nd-runner-up-at-miss-universe-after-defying-anti-israel-bds-campaign\/\">won<\/a> the title of 2nd Runner-up in the resort town of Eilat, competing alongside various contestants from Arab countries on a day when Israel\u2019s prime minister made a historic visit to the United Arab Emirates. That message of peace and unity contrasted with the efforts of South African anti-Israel activists from the \u201cboycott, divestment, and sanctions\u201d (BDS) movement to pressure Mswane to boycott the pageant because it was being held in the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Mswane even defied the South African government, which caved to BDS and withdrew its support for her candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>In the pageant, Mswane was asked what advice she would give young women. Her response: \u201cChoose courage over comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2191235059761\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">South Africa: Choose courage over comfort in every opportunity they get.<\/p>\n<p>Video courtesy of Miss Universe\/Twitter<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/70thMissUniverse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#70thMissUniverse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MissUniverse2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MissUniverse2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7QMechwrHD\">https:\/\/t.co\/7QMechwrHD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eXM2E7FRvE\">pic.twitter.com\/eXM2E7FRvE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rapplerdotcom\/status\/1470221510941970438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Aanti-Israel groups continued to attack her, even after her successful finish, with some mocking her for not winning outright.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.8792569659443\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do not call her &#8220;Miss SA&#8221;<br \/>She does not represent peace or the people of South Africa, <br \/>while she is walking on land that is steeped with Palestinian blood, spilt at the hands of Israel<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NotMyMissSouthAfrica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NotMyMissSouthAfrica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boycottapartheidisrael?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#boycottapartheidisrael<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3yWqxHsK1B\">https:\/\/t.co\/3yWqxHsK1B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Palestine Solidaritry Alliance (@psasouth_africa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/psasouth_africa\/status\/1470648654935601152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.9545454545455\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">imagine being chosen to sanitize apartheid and normalize genocide only to be crowned 2nd runner-up.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BO6kRslZbv\">https:\/\/t.co\/BO6kRslZbv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sage monroe (@SquishyMonroe_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SquishyMonroe_\/status\/1470297671420235776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Monday, Mswane landed to a hero\u2019s welcome:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.1510791366906\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The atmosphere was electrifying with so much excitement in the room as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lalela_lali?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Lalela_lali<\/a> walked into the airport to greet her supporters. \ud83d\udcab<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lalela?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lalela<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcomeHomeLalela?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WelcomeHomeLalela<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/misssouthafrica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#misssouthafrica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/misssa2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#misssa2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FOxMhMLo21\">pic.twitter.com\/FOxMhMLo21<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miss South Africa (@Official_MissSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Official_MissSA\/status\/1471140265670942728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>At a press conference, she was asked if she regretted her choice. Her response:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.4791666666667\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Miss SA, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lalela_lali?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Lalela_lali<\/a> responds to the question about going to Israel and whether she regrets it. <\/p>\n<p>Her ANSWER is \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Thank You \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\ud83c\uddf1\ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AkwCBZRAZP\">pic.twitter.com\/AkwCBZRAZP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 South African Zionist Federation (@SAzionfed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAzionfed\/status\/1471057285979926528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As South African news site Independent Online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/gauteng\/miss-sa-back-in-the-country-reiterates-that-she-will-not-be-bullied-5707f84a-a4cf-4aec-8f57-633e0b031229\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p>Commenting on her decision to defy the government, Lalela said: \u201cAnybody that knows me knows I would have done it \u2026 purely because I am a firm believer in not succumbing to pressure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not in the wrong \u2026 I have a responsibility to my people yes \u2026 but I will not be bullied into making any sort of decision, and also I was of the view that I am being attacked because I failed to pick a side \u2026 as a sign of loyalty that\u2019s very immature and unnecessary and it would not get us anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>South African Jewish organizations have hailed Mswane\u2019s courage, and some critics of the government are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/12\/13\/south-african-government-faces-call-to-apologize-to-miss-south-africa-after-top-3-finish\/\">calling<\/a> on it to apologize to her.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of <\/em>Breitbart News Sunday<em> on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of the recent e-book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Neither-Free-nor-Fair-Presidential-ebook\/dp\/B08PNN54BB\">Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election<\/a>. His recent book, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centerstreet.com\/titles\/joel-b-pollak\/red-november\/9781546099840\/\">RED NOVEMBER<\/a><em>, tells the story of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary from a conservative perspective. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelpollak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@joelpollak<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane returned home Wednesday after a triumphant finish in the top three of the Miss Universe competition in Israel \u2014 and had a strong message for &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1122980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1122980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1122980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1122980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1122980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1122980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1122980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}