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Israeli soldiers will spend time in prison for desecrating Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon
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A photo that an Israeli soldier had taken of another soldier sticking a cigarette in the mouth of the statue went viral and sparked widespread outrage. The soldier who posed with the statue will get 21 days in military prison, while the soldier who photographed it will get 14.
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