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US Soldier Sets Himself on Fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington to Protest Gaza War (www.news18.com)

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“I will no longer be complicit in genocide [in Gaza]. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,” the man apparently said before setting himself alight and repeatedly shouting “Free Palestine!”

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 62 points 10 months ago

I had to go looking. Wasn’t DC, was Atlanta. December 1.

https://apnews.com/article/israeli-consulate-self-immolation-atlanta-protester-8f17dd72592f86797a45cda9b60605a5

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Maybe this is why I'm not seeing it, it was a few months ago.

Edit: The link says this was in DC recently though.

"A US Air Force soldier is in critical condition after he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, Sunday."

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

I was investigating the “second time” comment. Yes, the most recent event was in DC. The first event was in Atlanta.

[-] MrsDoyle@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

He’s died now.

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