Israel cares more about a statue of Jesus than about living Palestinians

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Israel cares more about a statue of Jesus than about living Palestinians
Haaretz Editorial

12:35 AM • April 23 2026 IDT

You can learn a lot from the affair of the Jesus statue that was smashed to pieces by an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon, first of all about the dangerous conduct among soldiers, which itself demands attention, but mainly about the way Israel responds when it truly wants to condemn behavior and act decisively to eradicate it.

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