A current member of the U.S. Air Force set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Sunday. According to journalist Karol Markowicz, the man’s name is Aaron Bushnell, and he claimed to be protesting the “genocide” occurring in Gaza.
The dramatic scene was caught on video, of which still images have been released.
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The man who set himself on fire at the Israeli embassy is Aaron Bushnell, currently in the US Air Force.
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) February 25, 2024
UPDATE: I got footage of the self-immolation at the Israeli embassy in DC.
The individual, wearing fatigues, introduces himself as “an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force and I will no longer be complicit in genocide.”
After ignition, he repeatedly yells “Free Palestine.” https://t.co/wk5LGK4Hp2 pic.twitter.com/EX1L8zG8tR
— Talia Jane ❤️🔥…
