Posted on 05/07/2026 12:59:29 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
An IDF soldier was seen placing a cigarette into the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary, in a Christian village in southern Lebanon, in a photo shared online on Wednesday.
After identifying the soldier, the Israel Defense Forces said he will be disciplined.
In response to a query, the IDF said that it “views the incident gravely and emphasizes that the soldier’s conduct completely deviates from the values expected of its troops.”
An initial inquiry conducted by the IDF found that the photo was taken in the village of Debel several weeks ago, although it was only shared online on Wednesday.
The incident joins several other occurrences in which footage has been published of Israeli soldiers — oftentimes by the troops themselves — destroying or looting property.
Debel was the village where a soldier smashed a statue of Jesus last month...
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I don’t think Israel has any true friends in all the world.
“IDF soldier seen placing cigarette in Virgin Mary statue’s mouth in Lebanese village”. Private Joker do you believe in the Virgin Mary?
Private Joker do you believe in the Virgin Mary?
That was a great scene.
They have thousands of them in the highest positions of power in the U.S.
Ask the Druse whether they prefer the IDF to ISIS or Hezbollah, who would have blown the statue to dust if they had the chance.
I hope it wasn’t a cheap cigarette ... If you’re gonna give her a smoke ... or a drink ... she deserves the best.
What if Mary wanted a smoke? Isn’t she entitled to enjoy a smoke break once in a while? Smoking cigarettes is only haram (forbidden) in Islam. Jewish girls can have a smoke!
The Times of Israel news reported Debel was the Christian Lebanese village where an IDF soldier smashed a statue of Jesus last month in a backyard shrine honoring Christ. The Times of Israel accompanied the story with the shocking anti-Christian image.
His SGT should probably just tell him to keep that kind of stuff off the interwebz ... No harm, no foul. It’s in a wholly different category from defacing or destroying things.
So? What is the problem? At least he didn’t write “Kilroy was here” across her crotch.
I said nothing about a problem.
Wow. Once is just a weird happenstance. I thought the smashing of the statue was a one off. I’m starting to think there’s something going on. i would never defame a Jewish religious object. Who would? No business of mine.
He will be properly disciplined because it was a stupid, immature, disrespectful thing to. The IDF recognized that, but people on this board seem to think it's a big nothingburger joke. It is offensive to Catholics as it should be to any Christian. Disgusting.
Probably reading about the synagogue defacing going on in the US. Doesn’t realize most of it is leftist/Muslim driven. Press he sees likely doesn’t report it that way. Childish way of getting even. Also he could just be a jerk!
Good thing he didn’t mess with Jobu’s rum.
Very easy to respond to this with a healthy sense of humor. It made me laugh, and I doubt any malice was intended. Hey, they’re soldiers in war.
Of course, it does beg the question: Had cigarettes been invented in her time...?
Why would it be insulting to Christians?
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