Palestinian deaths in Gaza, West Bank get less empathy than destroyed statue of Jesus: Haaretz

The deaths of Palestinians and destruction in Gaza and the West Bank have received less empathy than the destruction of a Jesus statue by an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon, Haaretz newspaper said, Anadolu reports. Video footage circulating on Sunday showed an Israeli soldier smashing a statue of Jesus with a pickaxe in the town of Debel in southern Lebanon. Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, were quick to condemn the destruction of the statue, in a move Haaretz said reflects heightened international scrutiny of the Israeli government’s relationship with Christians. Netanyahu said that he was “stunned and saddened” by the incident, while Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called the soldier’s conduct “grave and disgraceful.” The Israeli army also said […]