Saree color controversy erupts during Israel-Hamas debate on Mirror Now

In the midst of the escalating Israel-Hamas conflict, a television debate involving Shreya Dhoundial, an anchor for Mirror Now, sparked a discussion. One of the panelists, representing Israel, took issue with the color of the saree she was wearing. The Israeli panelist, identified as Frederic Landau, a member of Israeli Intel Special Forces, pointed out that the colors of her saree resembled those of the Palestinian flag. This debate occurred in the context of Israel's bombing of a hospital in Gaza.

Shreya Dhoundial, when confronted about her saree's color choice, explained that she was wearing her grandmother's heirloom green and red saree.
Frederic Landau, the Israeli guest, emphasized that the saree's colors appeared similar to those of the Palestinian flag, which features green, white, red, and black, whereas Israel's flag prominently features blue and white. In response, Shreya Dhoundial emphasized the importance of not associating colors with religion and clarified that her saree held sentimental value as a family heirloom and had no political connotations