US Air Force Member Kills Himself in Support of a Free Palestine

On Sunday afternoon outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., 25-year-old Air Force service member Aaron Bushnell placed his phone on the ground to set up a livestream. He then stood before the embassy gates and lit himself on fire while shouting “Free Palestine” in a horrific protest against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/aaron-bushnell-self-immolation-what-we-know.html)


Chilling similarities between US airman Aaron Bushnell’s death & protester who ‘set herself on fire with Palestine flag’ (https://www.the-sun.com/news/10507899/aaron-bushnell-palestine-protest-death-flag/)

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We cannot and do not make a judgement on this extreme form of protest. However, if you are considering harming yourself - as a means of protest or for other reasons - please consider talking with someone before taking such an extreme action.

The 988 Lifeline (https://988lifeline.org/) is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.