Aaron Bushnell Video Shows Him Say ‘Free Palestine’ Before Self-Immolation
February 26, 2024
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Aaron Bushnell shouted “free Palestine” before setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C. over the Gaza war. Aaron Bushnell shouted “free Palestine” before setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C. over the Gaza war. LinkedIn/Twitter
Harrowing footage has revealed the moment a U.S. Air Force officer screamed “free Palestine” as he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C.
In the video, posted on social media, the airman says: “My name is Aaron Bushnell, I am an active-duty member of the United States Air Force and I will no longer be complicit in genocide.”
He adds: “I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest, but compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it’s not extreme at all.
“This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.”
U.S. Secret Service vehicles block access to a street leading to the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC on February 25, 2024. U.S. Secret Service vehicles block access to a street leading to the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC on February 25, 2024. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty
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