A viral photograph showing an occupation Israeli soldier hitting a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon with a sledgehammer has sparked outrage. In a statement on Monday, April 19, the Israeli military confirmed the authenticity of the image that was widely shared online, garnering more than 5 million views on X. Commenting on social media, Hadash-Ta’al chair MK Ayman Odeh wrote pointedly: “We’ll wait to hear the police spokesperson claim that ‘the soldier felt threatened by Jesus’.”
Ahmad Tibi, another Hadash-Ta’al member of the Knesset, wrote on Facebook that those who blow up mosques and churches in Gaza and spit on Christian clergy in occupied East Jerusalem without punishment are not afraid to destroy a statue of Jesus Christ and publish it. “Perhaps these racists have also learned from Donald Trump to insult Jesus Christ and insult Pope Leo?” he asked, referring to the US president his now-deleted AI-generated imaged that portrayed him as a Jesus-like figure and his feud with the head of the Roman Catholic Church, who has criticized the war on Iran.
Hadash and the Communist Party of Israel also criticized the desecration of the statue, which was located on the outskirts of the village of Debl in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel. "Netanyahu keeps repeating that this is “a war between barbarism and civilization.” It is clear to everyone that any occupation is the absolute antithesis of civilization", Hadash commented on a facebook post.
Hadash and the Communist Party of Israel also criticized the desecration of the statue, which was located on the outskirts of the village of Debl in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel. "Netanyahu keeps repeating that this is “a war between barbarism and civilization.” It is clear to everyone that any occupation is the absolute antithesis of civilization", Hadash commented on a facebook post.
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