US Soldier Sets Himself on Fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington to Protest Gaza War - News18
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A US Air Force soldier is in critical condition after he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, Sunday. He live streamed the self-immolation action on Twitch where he captured himself standing outside the gates of the Israeli embassy and identifying himself as a member of the US Air Force.

“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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  •  matcha_addict   ( @matcha_addict@lemy.lol ) 
    1•4 months ago

    Someone had to yell “fire extinguisher not guns!” for them to even consider doing anything other than raise guns at a burning man.

    I’m being anti assuming cops will be helpful buddies when you do things near an embassy.

    That is the point I make. Never trust cops. They will rarely ever be helpful.

    •  GBU_28   ( @GBU_28@lemm.ee ) English
      1•4 months ago

      And as I’ve argued/miscommunicated with folks a few times here: they aren’t expected to be so. They aren’t there to help. They are there to secure the embassy