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Substrate placeholder — needs reviewThe soldier received a 30-day prison sentence after the IDF chief observed him wearing an unauthorized 'Messiah' patch on his uniform during a tour of the West Bank. Commanders up to the battalion level were reprimanded for failing to enforce military discipline. The incident occ…
Los Angeles TimesIsraeli military authorities sentenced one soldier to 21 days in prison for placing a cigarette in the mouth of a Virgin Mary statue in southern Lebanon and another to 14 days for photographing the act. The image circulated widely online and drew condemnation as the latest in a s…
middleeasteye.netAn Israeli soldier was jailed for 30 days after footage showed him using a sledgehammer to damage the head of a Jesus statue in Debel, Lebanon. Another soldier who filmed the incident received the same punishment, while six others were summoned for questioning. The event drew a r…