Poland voices outrage over Israeli soldier’s ‘disrespect’ of Virgin Mary statue

Poland’s Foreign Ministry expressed “strong concern” on Thursday over an incident involving an Israeli soldier in Lebanon who showed “disrespect” toward a statue of the Virgin Mary, saying such actions offend the religious sentiments of Christians, Anadolu reports. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland expresses strong concern regarding another incident involving a soldier of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in Lebanon, who showed disrespect toward the figure of the Virgin Mary. Such actions offend the religious sentiments of Christians,” the ministry said in a statement on the US social media platform X. The statement reminded that every state has a responsibility to respect the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion as outlined in Article […]