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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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[–] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hamas is not Palestine as Israel is not all Jews.

Hamas is a cancer that must go for peace to have a chance

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Y'all say shit like this but when I say Israel is a cancer that must go for peace to have a chance y'all get mad.

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[–] P00P_L0LE@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The people fighting to defend Palestinians from their imminent ethnic cleansing are a "cancer", but the same is not said for the occupying nation committing the cleansing.

Interesting!

[–] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

hamas are NOT defending the palestinian people

[–] P00P_L0LE@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

oh, okay random Internet person, whatever you say 👍👍

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