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(52,330 posts) Tue Apr 21, 2026, 12:10 PM Apr 21

IDF replaces Jesus statue smashed by soldier in Lebanon

Source: The Jewish Chronicle

The IDF has confirmed it has replaced a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon after it was destroyed by an Israeli soldier over the weekend.

An image shared widely on social media showed the soldier taking an axe to the head of the sculpture, which had been toppled from its position on a large crucifix by the roadside near Debel.

The military swiftly issued an apology, confirming on Sunday evening that an investigation was underway.

Read more: https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/idf-replaces-jesus-statue-smashed-lebanon-os75oz65

Solders were jailed

https://democraticunderground.com/10143654106

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IDF replaces Jesus statue smashed by soldier in Lebanon (Original Post) question everything Apr 21 OP

Shouldn't the penalties go up the chain? If they weren't properly trained then the fault is on the superiors. erronis Apr 21 #1

Can these Christians on the West Bank get their quarry back too? BeyondGeography Apr 21 #2

Pretty please can't we have a do-over? jeffreyi Apr 21 #3

Good. Now replace the rest of the stuff you've destroyed. nilram Apr 21 #4

The world can't unsee the image. sinkingfeeling Apr 21 #5

erronis

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1. Shouldn't the penalties go up the chain? If they weren't properly trained then the fault is on the superiors.

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Tue Apr 21, 2026, 12:20 PM

Apr 21

But the superiors, all the way to netanyahoo did train the soldiers to hate anything non-zionist.

(Posted also in earlier thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143654106)

BeyondGeography

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2. Can these Christians on the West Bank get their quarry back too?

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Tue Apr 21, 2026, 12:22 PM

Apr 21

https://www.osvnews.com/residents-turn-to-resistance-in-faith-as-settler-violence-terrorizes-west-bank-christian-village/

Glad to see outrage over Israeli military's desecration of Jesus on a cross in Lebanon. But should be more outage over Israeli military under Netanyahu backing Israeli settlers trying to cleanse Christians (and Muslims) from West Bank to make it Jewish only www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
— Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) 2026-04-21T12:01:31.236Z