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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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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Anyone who still visits reddit, how [deleted] is this story over there?

Edit: I've created a torrent for the video if anyone wants to help seed. His sacrifice in bringing attention to the US-sponsored genocide in Palestine must not be forgotten.

[–] matcha_addict@lemy.lol 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Using the word "genocide" bans you in r/politics now

r/washingtondc locked the post

[–] olivebranch@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

r/politics mods are horrific. In the mod log (at the bottom of the screen) you can see they delete posts just because of different opinions.

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