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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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[-] potentiallynotfelix@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 9 months ago

I don't see this changing anything israel does.

[-] BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 12 points 9 months ago

The lib compulsion to deny the power of protest while championing the vote as the only appropriate instrument for change...

[-] olivebranch@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago

I hope it changes what we do. If he is this brave, we can be a little braver in organizing a movement to stop our governments from supporting Israel, at any cost.

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