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

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

Here's a photo.

https://archive.org/download/rpreplay-final-1708967255/rpreplay-final-1708967255.thumbs/RPReplay_Final1708967255_000186.jpg

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

This is so sadly America it's not funny.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Mirror?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Do a Google search and you can probably find it. I saw more photos on mastadon and reddit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

That'll be in the history books.

[–] phoenixz 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah, the guy suddenly looked black so, y'know, we immediately felt threatened and tries to swiss cheese him.

I'll show myself out, bit this was too easy not to remark on.