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

submitted 7 months ago by Alsephina@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] Sabakodgo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

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

catbox archived: https://files.catbox.moe/khy3kv.mp4

~~Couldn't find uncensored version~~. Uncensored below

[–] utrinity@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Uncensored version here https://files.catbox.moe/rez1vs.mp4

[–] Killing_Spark@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago

I really debated if I wanted to see this, I thought didn't need to get what he did. Let me tell you watching it made me sick to the stomach and made it much much more real than just knowing what did in text.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Law enforcement also drew a gun on the burning man during the incident, according to a report by Task and Purpose.

When you're a hammer...

[–] arymandias@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago

You can not make this shit up. Jesus fucking Christ what a world.