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Search results for "Israeli soldier photographed striking Jesus statue with sledgehammer in southern Lebanon"

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Instagram posts stated on October 06, 2024 in Instagram posts:
Video shows Oct. 6, 2024, fires in Beirut caused by Israeli airstrikes.
By Sofia Ahmed• October 7, 2024
John McCain stated on April 27, 2008 in Coral Gables, Fla.:
The Rev. Wright compared "the United States Marine Corps with Roman legionnaires who were responsible for the death of our Savior."
By Robert Farley• April 30, 2008
Jake Tapper stated on July 29, 2014 in comments on CNN:
Israel in the last three weeks has "killed more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006."
By Derek Tsang• July 31, 2014
Viral image stated on March 01, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo at CPAC shows evangelical leaders praying over a golden statue of former President Donald Trump.
By Samantha Putterman• March 2, 2021
Threads posts stated on October 03, 2024 in a Threads post:
The U.S. government is offering Americans loans to pay for flights out of Lebanon while they have been flying Israeli citizens out of Israel on chartered flights for a year “on our dime.”
By Sofia Ahmed• October 9, 2024
Mitt Romney stated on July 29, 2012 in an interview on 'Face the Nation.':
President Ronald Reagan sent troops into conflict "only in one circumstance, which was in Grenada … We were in a peacekeeping setting in Lebanon."
By Jon Greenberg• July 31, 2012
X posts stated on September 28, 2024 in an X post:
Video shows “the bunker-busting bombs that ended the lives of (Hassan) Nasrallah and Hezbollah’s leadership.”
By Jeff Cercone• September 29, 2024
Instagram posts stated on October 01, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Video shows a missile strike on Israel.
By Sofia Ahmed• October 7, 2024
Stew Peters stated on November 09, 2023 in a post on X:
“Footage from Israeli helicopter shows the IDF killing many people at October 7 concert in Israel.”
By Madison Czopek• November 17, 2023
Ron Johnson stated on February 03, 2017 in a CNN interview:
Israel cut its illegal immigration rate by "99 percent" by constructing a 143-mile fence along its southern border.
By Miriam Valverde• February 13, 2017
Charles Krauthammer stated on June 04, 2014 in remarks on Fox News:
The Israelis "gave up 1,000 terrorists in return for one sergeant."
By Shannon Beckham• June 8, 2014
TikTok posts stated on November 11, 2023 in a TikTok post:
CNN and The Associated Press “admitted” to knowing about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in advance but didn’t tell anyone.
By Samantha Putterman• November 20, 2023
X posts stated on June 13, 2025 in an X post:
Photo shows Israeli pilot Sarah Ahronot, who was captured by Iran.
By Gabrielle Lazor• June 23, 2025
Islamic Republic News Agency stated on January 07, 2020 in a tweet:
Says photo shows U.S. planes on fire after Iranian missile strikes in Iraq.
By Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2020
Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Cries of Victory in Israel — Gaza Now Belongs to Israel! HAMAS Surrenders Desperately!”
By Jeff Cercone• October 16, 2023
Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Black Lives Matter demonstrators attack “elderly man wearing oxygen.”
By Tom Kertscher• July 7, 2020
Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2022 in a post:
This photo shows "headache treatments in 1890s known as vibration therapy."
By Monique Curet• February 21, 2022
Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Image shows a replica of the Statue of Liberty built from the ruins of a Syrian artist’s house.
By Sofia Ahmed• May 28, 2024
Facebook posts stated on January 05, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo from JFK airport shows "our troops leaving to protect each one of us and our country."
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 6, 2020
Facebook posts stated on May 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The New York Times published an old stock photo of a young girl and claimed Israeli forces killed her during its recent war with Hamas.
By Samantha Putterman• June 3, 2021

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