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David__77

(24,840 posts)
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 09:41 AM Monday

Israeli soldier seen striking Jesus statue in Lebanon, sparking condemnation

A photo emerged over the weekend showing a soldier in southern Lebanon taking what appeared to be an axe or sledgehammer to the face of the statue, sparking outrage.



Alongside the photo of the incident, Tirawi said a local page from the Christian border town of Debel mentioned that the statue belonged to them. Reuters spoke to a local priest, Fadi Falfel, who said the cross was part of a small shrine in the garden of a family living on the edge of the village.

“One of the Israeli soldiers broke the cross and did this horrible thing, this desecration of our holy symbols,” he said.



Nearly a third of Lebanon’s population is Christian, according to the State Department, citing Statistics Lebanon, an independent polling and research firm.



https://www.nbcnews.com/world/israel/israeli-soldier-jesus-statue-lebanon-damage-netanyahu-condemns-rcna340942

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Israeli soldier seen striking Jesus statue in Lebanon, sparking condemnation (Original Post) David__77 Monday OP
Is Pastor Ambassador Huckabee cool with that? tanyev Monday #1
He already said he's fine with Israeli expansionism taking the whole region. David__77 Monday #3
Who cares?..The world's largest religion whathehell 4 hrs ago #25
It's Israel, they can do whatever they want. dem4decades Monday #2
Truth! 3_Limes Monday #12
It's Lebanon whathehell 4 hrs ago #23
Yeah, this won't play well here... sop Monday #4
There have been some images of concern lately. David__77 Monday #6
Schultz enid602 Monday #21
He thought it was a statue of Doctor Trump GreatGazoo Monday #7
That must be the reason. LOL Emile Monday #9
Why is Lebanese Jesus so white? He looks Irish. Maru Kitteh Monday #13
Danny Thomas was a child of Christian Lebanese immigrants karynnj Monday #14
Danny Thomas? That Jesus is one melanocyte away from Albanism. Maru Kitteh Monday #16
They are 'white' if that word denotes 'Caucasian' whathehell 4 hrs ago #24
Bibi sounds upset BeyondGeography Monday #5
Those pictures would make him sad Bettie Monday #8
Likely to be welcomed with open arms by the moniss Monday #10
Why does he hate Jesus? dalton99a Monday #11
He thinks it's Doctor D. J. Trump. Emile Monday #15
Netanyahu will tear the guy an alternative alimentary passage gulliver Monday #17
Mass murder, rape, genocide, theft, etc. is all good with U.S. Evangelicals, but not this. Churchianity... /nt artemisia1 Monday #18
The ideological "Christian Zionists" could care less about this. David__77 Monday #20
Jesus statue or Red Cross Doctor statue? Johnny2X2X Monday #19
They often damage, destroy the homes of the people BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #22
I saw an image that moonscape 3 hrs ago #26

David__77

(24,840 posts)
3. He already said he's fine with Israeli expansionism taking the whole region.
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 09:55 AM
Monday

His earnest plea is not to embarrass him by smashing Jesus’ face with an axe.

David__77

(24,840 posts)
6. There have been some images of concern lately.
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 10:06 AM
Monday

The US has had its shares like from Abu Ghraib



And Israel has its own.



Some people thought this image on the cover of ab Italian magazine of a settler was not favorable to Israel’s image. France 24 story on related debate: https://m.



It’s interesting that images can shape public opinion.

enid602

(9,724 posts)
21. Schultz
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 09:53 PM
Monday

The IDF dude with the bowl haircut, curly cues and 5 inch long gums really must be Eric Trump’s long lost twin brother. I hear he’s being considered for Sargeant Schulz in the ‘Gaza remake’ of ‘Hogan’s Heroes.’

Maru Kitteh

(31,886 posts)
13. Why is Lebanese Jesus so white? He looks Irish.
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 11:28 AM
Monday

I want to hand him a big bottle of sun block.

karynnj

(61,033 posts)
14. Danny Thomas was a child of Christian Lebanese immigrants
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 11:48 AM
Monday

I think he and his Italian/Lebanese ethnicity daughter, Margo were seen as white.

whathehell

(30,513 posts)
24. They are 'white' if that word denotes 'Caucasian'
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 12:34 AM
4 hrs ago

Last edited Thu Apr 23, 2026, 01:35 AM - Edit history (1)

What is this bs that seems to think that only Europeans and their descendants are "White" or Caucasian"?
I'm 76 years old and it's only in the last few years I've heard anything that purported anything else.

BeyondGeography

(41,169 posts)
5. Bibi sounds upset
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 09:58 AM
Monday

Maybe cheer him up with photos of innocent Arab families returning to their bombed-out homes.

Bettie

(19,788 posts)
8. Those pictures would make him sad
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 10:24 AM
Monday

because he can't watch them being bombed as they return, since there's a ceasefire.

gulliver

(14,036 posts)
17. Netanyahu will tear the guy an alternative alimentary passage
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 12:02 PM
Monday

The picture is obviously of a moron, so we can assume the moron community likes seeing themselves. Others not so much. I wouldn't want to be him.

artemisia1

(1,897 posts)
18. Mass murder, rape, genocide, theft, etc. is all good with U.S. Evangelicals, but not this. Churchianity... /nt
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 12:55 PM
Monday

moonscape

(5,787 posts)
26. I saw an image that
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 01:25 AM
3 hrs ago

got to me. It lingers.

It was in South Lebanon - shots of IDF soldiers picking vegetables from a very large garden of a house the owners obviously had been forced to evacuate. Who knows where they are, 1.2 million are displaced after being told to leave their homes. They could be in a tent somewhere, if they’re lucky.

Anyway, several soldiers were in their house, a female one was cooking in their kitchen, with a huge spread on the kitchen table of their produce. A feast for weary invaders.

Made themselves at home. Hopefully not just before bombing it.

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