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News & Current Events Apr 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM

Israeli soldiers punished over vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon

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Israeli soldiers punished over vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon
BBC News
Israeli soldiers punished over vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon
Two soldiers will be removed from combat duty and receive 30 days of military detention, Israel's military says.
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thecloakofignorance Apr 21, 2026 +108
but those accused of r***, torture and murder were not.
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TJ-LEED-AP Apr 22, 2026 +28
Love that Israel bots still downvoting evidence of this : https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/03/more-human-can-bear-israels-systematic-use-sexual-reproductive-and-other Edit. They are still at it 2 hours later.
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tanaephis77400 Apr 21, 2026 +22
Destroying Christian statues may anger all the American Christians who rabidly support Israel. They can't take that risk. American Christians are fine with r***, torture and murder though, as long as it's done to brown people.
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thecloakofignorance Apr 21, 2026 -1
Or for the gratification of the elite
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Due-Waltz4458 Apr 22, 2026 +1
In this instance I'm guessing you think 'brown people' is just Arabs and not also people in Israel who have lived in the same area for the same amount of time and have the same skin tone.
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Academic_Net6298 Apr 23, 2026 +1
Ironic considering that most people in Israel are brown. Never lets facts get in the way of your narrative I guess.
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SaneForCocoaPuffs Apr 21, 2026 +3
If that was a Palestinian man instead of a Jesus statue they would be “operating in self defense against a terrorisf”
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[deleted] Apr 21, 2026 -5
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SuperNobody917 Apr 21, 2026 +28
Except for the ones who did... And they still got away with it
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guestpassonly Apr 21, 2026 -10
There's plenty of that dont you worry
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TJ-LEED-AP Apr 22, 2026 +2
bots got this message it seems
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Ultra_Metal Apr 21, 2026 -22
Because there was no evidence.
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TJ-LEED-AP Apr 22, 2026 +24
you cannot be this stupid: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/03/more-human-can-bear-israels-systematic-use-sexual-reproductive-and-other
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distinctidiot Apr 21, 2026 +31
You're telling me they could not find any evidence in a prison environment that has cameras and access control restrictions because they had masks on? Didn't know the soldiers took lessons from Epstein.
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[deleted] Apr 21, 2026 -9
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SetentaeBolg Apr 21, 2026 +8
They weren't convicted because the case never saw a courtroom due to political pressure from the far right. Frankly, that's disgusting. It's hard to get people to understand why Israel is an important place of sanctuary for people while atrocities like these go unpunished, and a significantly less serious crime against a statue does not. It's bad in so many ways: it fails to discourage similar behaviour in others, it corrodes Israel's image around the world, it's fundamentally wrong and immoral, even setting aside the many ways it's not pragmatic. Every time the Israel far right is appeased, Israel inches closer to being the caricature that it's being painted as.
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nus01 Apr 22, 2026 -4
Israel as still trying to bring those who participated in Oct 7 to justice, so hopefully they wil be
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robotasimov Apr 21, 2026 +10
I guess history does repeat itself.
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Zdrack Apr 22, 2026 +6
30 days? aint much of a punishment... still better than nothing compared to some of the other cases
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Useful_Secret4895 Apr 22, 2026 +6
Netanyahu saying he was "shocked by the incident" and the soldiers getting "punished" with 30 days of jail, is a clear mockery.
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Biltong09 Apr 21, 2026 +25
Executions - fine Displacement of families by settlers - fine Total destruction of civilian infrastructure - fine Killing aid workers and media- fine Killing people waiting for aide - fine Smashing a religious effigy? OUTRAGE
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Sufficient-Gene-5084 Apr 21, 2026 -8
Jesus weeps
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[deleted] Apr 21, 2026 +13
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Like-A-Lion-In-Zion Apr 21, 2026 +18
Well considering that it's the only country of the middle east where the christian population is growing instead of shrinking due to persecution, I'll take the "pretend to respect" then rather than the "true respect" of other countries.
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eskimolimun Apr 21, 2026 +10
If you always pretend doesnt it mean you respect it?
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Pjpjpjpjpj Apr 21, 2026 -3
If I pretend that I didn’t shoot you, have you been shot or not? If I pretend that I didn’t burn down your home, has it been burned down? Pretend: “To claim or allege insincerely or falsely.  To give a false appearance of; feign” Claiming falsely (pretending) to respect Christianity can absolutely happen simultaneously with actions against Christians. 
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bobcat116 Apr 21, 2026 -9
Or the funding could go bye bye
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ZonerLoner Apr 21, 2026 +6
He's like their 8th most famous Jew, definitely top 10. They should show respect. 
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thecloakofignorance Apr 22, 2026 +5
Somewhere between Einstein and Seinfeld
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Ultra_Metal Apr 21, 2026 -19
Israel punishes soldiers who commit crimes. Israel's enemies, on the other hand, reward their troops when they commit crimes.
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chemicallyaware Apr 21, 2026 +28
Is that why the IDF soldier who, on tape, raped a refugee has been making bank and paraded all over their media as a hero? Sit down.
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Ultra_Metal Apr 22, 2026
There is no tape. You lied.
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Cigerza Apr 21, 2026 +11
[Sure](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2xrz71zm3o)... Try to gaslight whatever you want.
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Ultra_Metal Apr 22, 2026 +1
You're the one gaslighting.
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gimlis_beard Apr 21, 2026 +6
Remind me, which country rioted in defense of soldiers raping prisoners?
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Ultra_Metal Apr 22, 2026 +3
Palestine
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Realistic_Swan_6801 Apr 22, 2026 +7
The country didn’t riot, the national religious did, they are only about 10% of the population 
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ThisAd7070 Apr 21, 2026 +2
The world is in a bad place right now
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EdiblePeasant Apr 22, 2026 +1
How do we bring it to a better place?
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Hefty-Comparison-801 Apr 21, 2026 -3
Wait, I don't remember hearing about the soldiers recently caught on video dropping a Palestinian kid head first off a building getting punished. But this soldier who destroyed the statue of a doctor gets punished?
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Academic_Net6298 Apr 23, 2026
Because that video wasn’t [recent and didn’t involve a Palestinian kid](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-investigates-after-videos-show-soldiers-pushing-bodies-off-west-bank-roof-2024-09-20/). It was a dead Palestinian adult militant killed in a firefight almost 2 years ago. Never let facts get in the way of your narrative I guess
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color_natural_3679 Apr 21, 2026 -8
punished for taking the pic and post it
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Ted_Striker1 Apr 21, 2026 -20
Netanyahu: "Unfortunately and unhappily, Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan. Because if you are strong enough, ruthless enough, powerful enough, evil will overcome good" They have no love of Jesus. They spit at or near Christians. These soldiers got a slap on the wrist and are probably praised out of the spotlight. Their "punishment" is purely a publicity stunt.
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Lpreddit Apr 21, 2026 +21
You read that quote and thought it was against Jesus? Damn, reading comprehension has gotten bad. He said it was unfortunate that Genghis Khan (evil) could triumph of Jesus (good) if it’s based on ruthless power.
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HandofWinter Apr 21, 2026 +16
How on earth can you read that line and get an anti-Christian message out of it?
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threeme2189 Apr 21, 2026 +8
They got sentenced to 30 days in prison and were immediately removed from their combat roles. That's way more than a slap on the wrist. American cops get less severe punishment for murdering people.
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Capn_Chryssalid Apr 21, 2026 -16
Man, BBC loves money. 9 bucks a month? How about no?
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ficis Apr 21, 2026 -14
Sure
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