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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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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 112 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This is the 2nd one. The only reason we're even hearing about this is because he had to foresight to live stream it and also an independent journalist was there with a camera

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 62 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

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 9 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 9 months ago

He’s died now.