The BBC runs cover for Israel (again) over destruction of Christ statue in Lebanon

The BBC has, yet again, tried to provide cover for Israeli criminality and mitigate damage to its already appalling reputation.

Support among the misguided ‘Christian’ right for the US-Israel war on Iran had already been rocked by Trump’s self-indulgent post of himself as Jesus. Images of an Israeli soldier attacking a statue of the crucified Jesus during Israel’s illegal invasion of Lebanon are doing more damage still, so the BBC did its best to cover and fudge, as commentator Saul Staniforth noted.

#BBCNews: “Can I ask you specifically about this image thats come to light of an IDF soldier allegedly striking a statue of Jesus”

allegedly, adverb, used to convey that something is claimed to be the case or have taken place, although there is no proof.

There’s a photo! pic.twitter.com/n8vswBs4yb

— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) April 20, 2026

BBC journo: ‘allegedly’. Israel: ‘No, it’s real actually’

The presenter’s attempted obfuscation that the image only “allegedly” showed the attack was made even more ridiculous by the fact that the Israeli regime has already admitted it’s real. More ridiculous still by the fact that the correspondent mentioned this. But the BBC is no stranger to self-humiliation for propaganda purposes, particularly regarding Israel.

The ‘Christian’ right, particularly but not exclusively in the US, supports Israel because of a twisted theology that claims Jesus can only return with ‘Israel’ back on land it has stolen from the Palestinians.

Israeli contempt for Christians is well established, such as their spitting on Christian pilgrims. Extremist Israeli ‘security’ minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, defended this practice as ‘tradition’.

The ‘Christian nationalist’ right has been happy to suck up this humiliation and ignore Israel’s slaughter of Christians and the destruction of churches in Gaza. However, images of Zionist US president, Donald Trump, depicting himself as Jesus as he does Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s war bidding  — and now of an IOF soldier attacking a statue of the suffering Christ with a sledgehammer — threaten that Pavlovian support.

A worried Netanyahu condemned it and said the IOF is investigating — marking its own homework as ever while the scandal dies down.

Never fear, though. The BBC will always do its best to deflect and defuse for the occupiers.

Featured image via BBC News