"Understanding the Tragic Protest: US Airman's Self-Immolation in Gaza"
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Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old US Air Force airman, set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, as a protest against Israel's military actions in Gaza, shouting "Free Palestine" before collapsing and later dying in hospital. His shocking act has prompted vigils and discussions among activists, while friends in San Antonio, Texas, where he lived, struggle to comprehend his extreme protest and mourn the loss of a "normal, quiet, friendly" guy who volunteered with community groups and embraced leftist politics.
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- Aaron Bushnell: Friends speak of struggle to comprehend US airman's Gaza protest death BBC.com
- Aaron Bushnell Self-Immolation: What We Know New York Magazine
- Veterans Burn Uniforms in Solidarity with Airman Who Died After Setting Himself on Fire to Protest Gaza War Military.com
- US airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington CNN
- Opinion | How can one suicide protest be heroic and another crazy? The Washington Post
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