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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  • FriendBesto@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    Noticed that the MSM is barely touching the story or if they are, with little contextual detail. Am I the only one who has noticed this?

    • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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      9 months ago

      No you are not, NPR mysteriously has no idea what motivated this man who was shouting his motivation

      • Rom [he/him]
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        9 months ago

        I'm all for shitting on lib media, but please verify claims before repeating them. NPR updated their article over 10 hours ago to report on his motivations.

        https://web.archive.org/web/20240226200612/https://www.npr.org/2024/02/25/1233810136/fire-man-israeli-embassy-washington