You do understand what an army is for? Its literally for commiting organized and systematic violence. That's it's main job. That's what it's trained to do.
Yes, against other armed combatants, not civilians. Armies should be trained to show restraint with the general population. This is a statue, but it is indicative of the total disregard for the civilians of the country and their culture
Sadly, it cannot be denied that most armies, including the British army, have been involved in some terrible atrocities against civilians, but the IDF seem to have a loathsome disregard for innocent civilians, and children in particular. They target innocent people and children and then justify it. In Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon… Read about the 2014 Gaza war beach bombings. The IDF deliberately targeted children, then denied it, and when investigated by their own military police, were cleared of any wrongdoing. It was an unavoidable mistake. No surprise there. Ask the Bakr boys (two 9 year olds, a 10 year old, and a 11 year old from the same family) why they think they were targeted and shelled while playing a game of football on the beach. Oh wait…you can’t, because they’re all dead. And this is the tip of a very bloody iceberg. Worldwide condemnation at the time, but the world does precisely nothing, then forgets, so here we are, with the IDF unchecked and untrammelled, and with the systemic belief that the people they are dealing with are lesser.
Ironic that the damage to the statue seems to have drawn Netanyahu to condemn the actions of the soldiers who did it, where dead children never have. I hope it wasn’t just because it was a Christian statue, with the risk of alienating some of Israel’s staunchest allies. I’m sure the IDF has desecrated many other religious monuments and artefacts along the way, as they have destroyed many many thousands of innocent lives.