“US man self-immolates in protest of Gaza funding, spurring nationwide vigils and ceasefire calls”
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Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation in protest of US funding for Israel’s actions in Gaza has ignited a national call for ceasefire and led to vigils across the country. On Sunday, February 25, 25-year-old active duty member of the United States Air Force Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in the US capital of Washington, DC, in a one-airman revolt against the US-backed slaughter currently being perpetrated by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip. Over the past 143 days, Israel has killed nearly 30,000 Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave. In video footage recorded prior to and during his self-immolation, Bushnell states that he will “no longer […]