>Six other troops failed to intervene or report the act; IDF says it replaced the statue with local coordination as outrage grew among Christian leaders and Netanyahu condemned the incident as unacceptable
>The IDF said Tuesday that two soldiers involved in damaging a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon have been removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in military detention, following an incident that drew international criticism.
>The case occurred in the Christian village of Debel, where a soldier was filmed smashing the statue while another soldier photographed the act. The image later circulated widely on social media.
>According to an internal inquiry, six additional soldiers were present but did not intervene or report the incident. The findings concluded that the soldiers’ conduct “completely deviated” from IDF orders and values.
>The commander of the 162nd Division, Brig. Gen. Sagiv Dahan, accepted the findings and disciplinary recommendations. The two soldiers directly involved were removed from combat roles and jailed, while the other troops have been summoned for clarification hearings, with further measures to be determined.
>The IDF said it “deeply regrets” the incident and stressed that operations in Lebanon are directed against the Hezbollah terrorist organization and other terrorist groups, not civilians. It added that Northern Command coordinated with local residents to install a new statue, which was placed at the site on Tuesday.
>The incident sparked anger among Christian leaders. The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem condemned the act, with spokesperson Farid Jubran describing it as “deeply offensive” and humiliating.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also addressed the incident in English, saying he was “shocked and saddened” and condemning the act.
>Military officials said procedures regarding conduct around religious sites and symbols had been reinforced and would be emphasized again following the incident.
The findings were presented to the chief of the General Staff, who condemned the incident as unacceptable and a moral failure that contradicts IDF values.
You can see pictures of the new statue placed by the idf in coordination with the towns locals
Sour_Patch_Drips on
Apparently the moral line is drawn at the crucifixion of a statue of Jesus
Dull-Entertainer6967 on
They’re only mad he got caught.
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ruskyandrei on
Lol „damaging“.
Title made me think they accidentally hit it with something while fighting. Nope, guy literally taking it down with a sledgehammer.
Paraparo on
It’s interesting to see the response.
When this first came out, there was a mass of „they won’t even punish him“ posts. Dismissive of the possibility of any consequences being levied internally.
The guys been jailed, and will likely face punishment, and the goal posts move. Now, „if this, why not X, Y, Z“ or whatever the newest deflection is.
If nothing is ever enough, if no gesture can be taken in good faith and worked with, well… Don’t be surprised the kind of environment that creates.
Philo_Publius1776 on
I’m really sick of people killing people over religion.
sbahog on
As opposed to the Palestinians who name schools after terrorists and reward their families
Justryan95 on
Cant piss off the American White Supremacist Christian Nationalists that you fooled into doing your bidding.
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HatCat5566 on
Good stuff. The IDF needs to lock down on their crazies. Whether they want to admit it or not, when they require hard right religious zealots to serve, some of them are going to do zealot shit.
Make an example of them. I personally think 30 days is too light if he gets to keep his job, but i also dont think he should be jailed for longer periods of time.
HeatWaveToTheCrowd on
Only punished because there’s a photo. Also, haven’t they burned/destroyed mosques with zero repercussions.
xxforrealforlifexx on
Israel has destroyed many Christian churches whats the difference pretty sure there were statues of Jesus in those churches
Troyabedinthemornin on
If only they had raped someone, then they could be free right now
jVCrm68 on
Destroy a statue go to jail, shoot children, here’s more ammo.
ddiggler2469 on
>IDF jails soldiers for *getting caught* damaging Jesus statue in Lebanon
psycho_driver on
Ha. Moral failure, as if they care.
More like PR disaster.
Wayelder on
You know christ would say ‚don’t care about my statue, stop killing the innocents.“
(PS thx …appreciated the award.)
Privateer_Lev_Arris on
Turns out the IDF is Anticristite
thesolidsnake on
Because they got caught doing it. It’s why they like to kill journalists. If there had been no camera it would just be status quo.
knockinonevansdoor on
Outrage over a statue but kill children….. crickets.
Stevil4583LBC on
Murder kids all you want just don’t touch the dead guy statue.
Spiritual-Pear-1349 on
…So they punish statue destruction with 30 days in prison, but not raping prisoners with dogs?
What an evil regime. They only did anything at all because they rely on the Christians to supply them weapons
killer_orange_2 on
So this is what Israel considers a moral failing.
JackhusChanhus on
The raping prisoners bit we can pardon, just not the hitting statues
reader4567890 on
How about they jail IDF soldiers (and settlers) for murdering civilians instead?
MWalshicus on
PR failure more like.
Xeropoint on
But raping a prisoner to death is justified by them…. Fucking IDF.
galloway188 on
I’m sure he will be treated very well in jail while all the other soldiers are abusing/harassing/shooting innocent civilians
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>Six other troops failed to intervene or report the act; IDF says it replaced the statue with local coordination as outrage grew among Christian leaders and Netanyahu condemned the incident as unacceptable
>The IDF said Tuesday that two soldiers involved in damaging a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon have been removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in military detention, following an incident that drew international criticism.
>The case occurred in the Christian village of Debel, where a soldier was filmed smashing the statue while another soldier photographed the act. The image later circulated widely on social media.
>According to an internal inquiry, six additional soldiers were present but did not intervene or report the incident. The findings concluded that the soldiers’ conduct “completely deviated” from IDF orders and values.
>The commander of the 162nd Division, Brig. Gen. Sagiv Dahan, accepted the findings and disciplinary recommendations. The two soldiers directly involved were removed from combat roles and jailed, while the other troops have been summoned for clarification hearings, with further measures to be determined.
>The IDF said it “deeply regrets” the incident and stressed that operations in Lebanon are directed against the Hezbollah terrorist organization and other terrorist groups, not civilians. It added that Northern Command coordinated with local residents to install a new statue, which was placed at the site on Tuesday.
>The incident sparked anger among Christian leaders. The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem condemned the act, with spokesperson Farid Jubran describing it as “deeply offensive” and humiliating.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also addressed the incident in English, saying he was “shocked and saddened” and condemning the act.
>Military officials said procedures regarding conduct around religious sites and symbols had been reinforced and would be emphasized again following the incident.
The findings were presented to the chief of the General Staff, who condemned the incident as unacceptable and a moral failure that contradicts IDF values.
You can see pictures of the new statue placed by the idf in coordination with the towns locals
Apparently the moral line is drawn at the crucifixion of a statue of Jesus
They’re only mad he got caught.
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Lol „damaging“.
Title made me think they accidentally hit it with something while fighting. Nope, guy literally taking it down with a sledgehammer.
It’s interesting to see the response.
When this first came out, there was a mass of „they won’t even punish him“ posts. Dismissive of the possibility of any consequences being levied internally.
The guys been jailed, and will likely face punishment, and the goal posts move. Now, „if this, why not X, Y, Z“ or whatever the newest deflection is.
If nothing is ever enough, if no gesture can be taken in good faith and worked with, well… Don’t be surprised the kind of environment that creates.
I’m really sick of people killing people over religion.
As opposed to the Palestinians who name schools after terrorists and reward their families
Cant piss off the American White Supremacist Christian Nationalists that you fooled into doing your bidding.
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Good stuff. The IDF needs to lock down on their crazies. Whether they want to admit it or not, when they require hard right religious zealots to serve, some of them are going to do zealot shit.
Make an example of them. I personally think 30 days is too light if he gets to keep his job, but i also dont think he should be jailed for longer periods of time.
Only punished because there’s a photo. Also, haven’t they burned/destroyed mosques with zero repercussions.
Israel has destroyed many Christian churches whats the difference pretty sure there were statues of Jesus in those churches
If only they had raped someone, then they could be free right now
Destroy a statue go to jail, shoot children, here’s more ammo.
>IDF jails soldiers for *getting caught* damaging Jesus statue in Lebanon
Ha. Moral failure, as if they care.
More like PR disaster.
You know christ would say ‚don’t care about my statue, stop killing the innocents.“
(PS thx …appreciated the award.)
Turns out the IDF is Anticristite
Because they got caught doing it. It’s why they like to kill journalists. If there had been no camera it would just be status quo.
Outrage over a statue but kill children….. crickets.
Murder kids all you want just don’t touch the dead guy statue.
…So they punish statue destruction with 30 days in prison, but not raping prisoners with dogs?
What an evil regime. They only did anything at all because they rely on the Christians to supply them weapons
So this is what Israel considers a moral failing.
The raping prisoners bit we can pardon, just not the hitting statues
How about they jail IDF soldiers (and settlers) for murdering civilians instead?
PR failure more like.
But raping a prisoner to death is justified by them…. Fucking IDF.
I’m sure he will be treated very well in jail while all the other soldiers are abusing/harassing/shooting innocent civilians