Photo shows Israeli soldier desecrating a Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon • FRANCE 24 English
The Israeli military says it has launched an investigation, after a photo went viral showing one of its soldiers desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in South Lebanon, placing a cigarette into the statue’s mouth whilst smoking. The IDF said it “respects freedom of religion” and that the soldier will be disciplined. The incident took place in the same village where last month, an Israeli soldier was filmed smashing a Jesus statue with a sledgehammer. Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake.
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