Photo shows Israeli soldier desecrating a Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

The Israeli military says it has launched an investigation after a photo showing one of its soldiers desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in South Lebanon went viral, as he placed a cigarette into the statue's mouth whilst smoking. The IDF said it "respects freedom of religion" and that the soldier will be disciplined. The incident took place Debel, in the same village where last month, an Israeli soldier was filmed smashing a Jesus statue with a sledgehammer.

By Vedika BAHL

Italian organists take center stage at the 'Music in the Ancient Monastery' festival in Vilnius

(ANSA) - VILNIUS, 07 MAG - Italian organists Gianluigi Spaziani and Stefano Perrotta will be among the headliners of the fourth edition of the “Musica nell’antico monastero” festival, currently taking place at the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Vilnius. The event is organized in partnership with the Italian Embassy in Lithuania and the Italian Cultural Institute in Vilnius. On Friday, May 8, Spaziani will accompany Lithuanian baritone Eugenijus Chrebtovas, a leading fi...

By ANSA

Israel plans Jewish heritage center at Palestinian airport in E. Jerusalem

The Israeli government is expected to approve plans next week to build a Jewish heritage center on the site of the abandoned Jerusalem International Airport in occupied East Jerusa...

Israeli military investigates soldier’s act against Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

Israel's military has said it investigating an Israeli soldier who was photographed smoking and placing another cigarette on the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in occupied southern Lebanon.

By Emmanuel Tetteh