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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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[-] [email protected] 80 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

censored video: https://twitter.com/taliaotg/status/1761944158636331247

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[-] [email protected] 56 points 6 months ago

Fucking Christ my hearts beating so fast. Goddamn i didn't want to see that but i watched it cus i thought i owed it to him... Goddamnit.

And also shout out to the "hero" pointing his gun at his smouldering corpse as if it will lunge at him any moment.

Goddamnit

[-] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

At least one of them went "I don't need guns, I need fire extinguishers!"

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