Israel Thought It Could Survive This Sick Stunt; One Image Said Otherwise

Israel Thought It Could Survive This Sick Stunt; One Image Said Otherwise

From Kernow Damo by Damien Willey

April 23, 2026 · 16 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of an Israeli soldier destroying a statue of Jesus in Lebanon, challenging Israel's claims of being a protector of Christians.

Israel did not just get caught smashing Christ in Lebanon, it got caught smashing its own lie that it stands as a friend and protector of Christians. Right, so Lebanon and the Israeli atrocities being committed there have been somewhat encapsulated this week by images of an Israeli soldier, who has been photographed smashing up a statue of Jesus on the cross in the southern Lebanese village of Debel and this runs somewhat counter to what Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly said of Israel’s relations with members of the Christian faith, he claims to be a protector of Christians even. Well go on then Bibi, sell us your snake oil. Not oppressed in Lebanon though apparently, nor even closer to home either. His words might account for the fact that somewhat unusally, the IDF have readily confessed to it too. They’ve put out a tweet saying: ‘Following the completion of an initial examination regarding a photograph published earlier today of an IDF soldier harming a Christian symbol, it was determined that the photograph depicts an IDF soldier operating in southern Lebanon. The IDF views the incident with great severity and emphasizes that the soldier’s conduct is wholly inconsistent with…

Topics covered

  • Israel
  • Lebanon
  • Christianity
  • IDF
  • Netanyahu

Keywords

  • Israeli atrocities
  • Christian faith
  • IDF investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Israel, Lebanon, Debel

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