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

submitted 9 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] 23 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Here's a photo.

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

This is so sadly America it's not funny.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Mirror?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

That'll be in the history books.