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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    • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Hamas and Israel are two sides of the same coin. Hamas knew exactly what the demented Israeli government would do, and they knew it would bring sympathy to their cause. Israel walked into the trap because they are also consumed with ethnic hatred. There is plenty of evidence that Israel even supported Hamas just to get them an excuse for a genocide.

        • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Unfortunately, it’s not just the government. There are mobs preventing aid from getting in, and almost half the country supports what’s happening in Gaza.

          • Grant_M@lemmy.caEnglish
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            10 months ago

            True. And it’s also true that some Palestinians are allied with the Hamas terrorists. Also unfortunate. The victims are Israeli and Palestinian civilians.

      • Grant_M@lemmy.caEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I’m free. That’s why I am able to see that Hamas are terrorists.

        • Flinch@lemmy.ml
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          10 months ago

          claims to be a free thinker

          Parrots the most common opinion in western society

          claims others are brainwashed instead

          Interesting