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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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[-] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 117 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Looks like he was an anarchist comrade.

[-] rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 year ago

Seems weird that an anarchist was a US soldier. Maybe he joined before he came to the political beliefs he held as he burned, or perhaps he came to these beliefs because of what he saw in the army.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

That happens quite a lot when you recruit teenagers with the promise of tech job skills.

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