MAGA anger explodes after IDF soldier hacks Jesus | Political News

Major backlash has been sparked following a photograph of an Israeli soldier smashing a Jesus statue to items with an axe in Lebanon.

After hours of hypothesis concerning whether or not the photograph, initially shared by Palestinian journalist Younis Tirawi, was made by AI or not, the official Israeli Defense Force X account confirmed the photograph was real.

Outrage unfold like wildfire at the “disgusting” photograph across the political spectrum. Ex-MAGA loyalist and former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted sarcastically, “‘Our greatest ally’ that takes billions of our tax dollars and weapons every year,” beneath the image.

Those in opposition to the United States assist of Israel have been making this criticism for years. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, the United States supplies roughly $3.8 billion in annual army help to Israel, comprising $3.3 billion in international army financing and $500 million for missile protection. While this is the baseline, current conflicts have elevated this quantity; at least $12.5 billion in army support was accredited following October 7, 2023.

Several right-wing politicians and activists are now talking out against the IDF.

Matt Gaetz, disgraced former Republican congressman, also responded to the viral image. He wrote merely, “horrific.”

Political commentator Candace Owens responded to customers arguing that the photograph is pretend. “The IDF has confirmed this is real,” she wrote. “Which commentators will reliably lecture us about Judeo-Christian values on Monday?”

One person responded, writing, “Our ‘Christian’ president and congress worship Israel.”

According to a Gallup ballot from February 2026, Republicans make up the most pro-Israel partisan group in the United States, with 69% in assist. However, since 2025, the quantity has dropped by 15%.

British broadcaster Piers Morgan, who describes himself as an “old school non-woke liberal centrist,” responded to the image with the phrase “disgusting.”

Reporter Ryan Grim wrote on X, “This image was posted by an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon. Israeli soldiers have been posting images of their war crimes and cultural desecration for two and a half years straight without interruption.”

The United Nations launched a report in 2024 about IDF troopers committing atrocities on captured Palestinians, writing in a assertion that that they had “received substantiated reports of widespread abuse, torture, inappropriate assault and rape, amid atrocious inhumane conditions.”

President Trump, a staunch ally of Netanyahu, has yet to remark on the incident.

One person wrote on X, “If our government won’t condemn this or even comment on it, that means they endorse it. What would happen if an American soldier in uniform burned the Torah or an Israeli flag? Our tax dollars fund this sacrilege. This is what our government thinks of Christians.”

As of April 16, Israel and Lebanon have reached an settlement on a 10-day ceasefire. At least 2,294 people have died in Lebanon since the battle began.

In January, local media reported that Israeli officers confirmed at least 70,000 people have died in Gaza since the outbreak of struggle in 2023. Women, youngsters, and the aged account for more than 56% of the overall death toll, according to a research printed in the Lancet Global Health medical journal.