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Netanyahu, IDF condemn Israeli soldier’s bludgeoning of Jesus statue in Lebanon

JL;DR SUMMARY The incident involving an Israeli soldier damaging a statue of Jesus in Lebanon has sparked widespread condemnation, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the IDF. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdfNetanyahuLebanonMilitary EthicsDisciplinary ActionReligious FreedomChristiansReligious TensionReligious Icon Desecration

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"blocked top Catholic clergy from holding a Palm Sunday service in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem"
Debel, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
"The incident took place in Debel, a Christian village in the region of Bint Jbeil, where Israel said it killed 150 Hezbollah operatives, including a commander, on the day before a ceasefire was imposed last week."

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