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

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I don't see this changing anything israel does.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

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