US airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy • FRANCE 24 English
An active protest against the war in Gaza that ended in a death in Washington DC 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell was an active duty member of the US Air Force on Sunday he set himself a light outside the Israeli Embassy in the US capital on Monday he died from his injuries I know
The Air Force has confirmed the airman’s death uh they do plan to provide additional information 24 hours after next ofkin notifications are complete uh it certainly is a tragic event we do extend our condolences to the airman’s family the Pentagon spokesperson wouldn’t be drawn on questions about whether US military personnel might be
Concerned about how us support for Israel is being used on civilians in Gaza saying only that the defense department was focused on supporting Israel’s right to defend itself working to release the hostages and ensuring the conflict doesn’t escalate pel’s Act was intended to be highly public wearing his
Air Force unit uniform he went to the Israeli Embassy on Sunday afternoon and went live on the video streaming platform twitch he told viewers he would no longer be complicit in genocide he stood in front of the gate and poured what appeared to be an accelerant over himself before setting himself on fire
While shouting free Palestine police officers responded quickly dowsing the Flames with a fire extinguisher bushnel was treated in hospital but couldn’t survive his Burns a recording of his live stream remained accessible on Twitch for several hours before it was taken down and his channel suspended but the video is still being widely shared
On other social media sites
A US military service member who had set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington over the weekend, in an apparent act of protest against the war in Gaza, has died, local police said on Monday.
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27 comments
Dont destroy yourself because of other people's wrongdoings.
This extreme action should not be glorified.
RIP!😢
He was one of the finest amongst us. He was a true hero. He must have felt powerless and beside himself wondering what to do in this situation. I'm sure that the rulers of our time will lie and say that he was depressed. I think he was a hero. We should protest with renewed vigour. We know what is going on is wrong. Don't we ?
This person was disturbed and believe the lies and propaganda, which pushed him over the edge, what a genocide were the population increases seriously, this guy needed help
Poor boy. Tragic. My condolences to his family and friends.
Martyrdom in this manner is incredibly rare. So rare, in fact, that people who have immolated themselves are spoken of centuries after the act.
Jan Hus of Czech lands is an example.
RIP young man & condolences to the family and his loved ones🙏🙏
rip. he is so brave. but i dont call him a hero, because i dont encourage such acts.
Palestinians wouldn't do the same for him! Throughout history, self immolation and hunger strikes have never changed a single politician's mind. It's just ending oneself for nothing. Let's work for better in the world of the living.
Aaron Bushnell volunteered to support San Antonio’s unhoused population and would regularly purchase blankets, sweaters and snacks from a store on base to give out to people living in encampments. He created a will before his death. He died for Palestine.
Rest in peace
His choice, stupid as it was. Oh well 🤷
Barely making the news in the UK.
No police did not try to help
They held him at gunpoint while BYSTANDERS tried to help
dw news says nothing about this.
😢
RIP Aaron. You shouldn't have done this. You should have stayed alive and helped the people you died for
😭😭
See the new low standards are working
Utmost sacrifice for peace, immensely tragic too, RIP😞✌️🕊
He represents the individuals who are deeply hurt and ashamed for what's happening to Palestinians…These rullers are just pure evils.
Your message echoes in eternity.
This soldier have more morals and patriotism, than our sold out and treasonous media, politicians and armed forces put together. When tyrants find out. Their enemies are not of the people anymore. They become monsters killing machines. Are we or not, supposed to be the defenders and leaders of humans rights? This is incredible. We gift every year, Israel billions of our American tax payers money and still they have to decide and dictated our domestic and foreign policies. And all we supposed to do is wait and obey them. Have we American become such sore losers and traitors to our own constitution, values and self determination? History books don't lie Gaza, Rafah and the West Bank were for thousands of years part of a sovereign nation called Palestine until 1948. Not countries apart. Are this people God chosen ones or not? How God could be so wrong? And we so blind and indifferent?
Free all religions in holy land from Satanyahu ruling the holy land.
usa controlled by Zionists
What his message before he set him in fire?
This scene is as sad as the scene of the man standing in front of a tank in Tiananmen Square in China in 1989.
If they pointed guns at him, as muslim not surprise. They kill their own people to make propagand for muslim. I think this government full of lies