Update: More information has come out on Airman Bushnell, helping to explain why he did what he did. You can read it at this link.
Airman Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in D.C. to protest Israel’s pounding of Gaza to root out Hamas. He apparently live-streamed it.
The fire was doused, and Mr. Bushnell died later in the hospital.
Perhaps he filmed himself, but we must determine if others were involved.
RIP Aaron Bushnell, whose name and chosen method of death are now trending on X.
The 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell was a US Air Force member who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. on Sunday afternoon to protest what he described as “genocide” in Gaza and what he described as the bombing to death of thousands of children and women by Israel with the support and backing of the United States government led by Joe Biden.
Some see it as retaliation for the October 7 terror attack in Israel by Hamas. Israel says they are destroying the terrorist organization of Hamas, which presents an existential threat.
The U.S. Air Force confirmed that the man was an active-duty airman but had not identified him officially.
[I have always thought that someone who sets himself on fire is probably mentally ill. I am sorry for his family.]
A blurred video was posted by Liberacrat Media, who commented, “It is sad.”
[In the video, Mr. Bushnell called Israelis colonizers. He clearly wanted Israel erased when he called them colonizers. He died screaming, “Free Palestine,” repeatedly.
The audio of what he said as he walked to the embassy and set himself on fire:
Aaron Bushnell chose a horrific death, and that is tragic.
THE SUICIDE ENABLERS
Talia Jane posted the video blurred. TJ said this was the account s/he got it from:
[They could have encouraged him to kill himself. Is the ‘A’ for antifa?]
He killed himself for what? Hamas or Palestine? It could be similar to what suicide bombers think when they commit suicide. Aaron Bushnell didn’t kill anyone but himself, so I’m not calling him a suicide bomber, but I am comparing the thought process and anyone who encouraged this to a suicide bomber.
You can watch the video of Aaron Bushnell walking to the Israeli embassy and then a blurred visual of him burning himself to death on this link.
It’s not for me to judge. However, no one should praise someone for doing such a terrible thing to himself. It hurts too many people who care about the person. This wasn’t the way to make a statement. This method of protest should be discredited.
Laura Loomer, who is Jewish, wrote on X:
“This is what mental illness looks like. It’s sad to see people are celebrating what this man did when he clearly has severe mental issues.
“I don’t care if he’s a veteran. His behavior is unacceptable and dishonorable. There is no honor in supporting Islamic terrorists. *&$# him.
“He is a traitor to his country who lit himself on fire to support HAMAS. GAZA is controlled by HAMAS, and we need to stop supporting people who whitewash Islamic terrorism.
“If he wanted to end genocide, he should have asked Hamas to stop killing Jews. There is no such thing as Genocide in GAZA. The only people who have been genocided are Jews and Christians. Counter-terrorism isn’t genocide. I know it’s hard for those with Low IQs to understand this. But this “soldier” is very clearly a Hamas sympathizer.”
Her most recent comment to those who say she’ll want to delete what she wrote:
“No. I mean what I said. I am entitled to my own opinion. I don’t care if people are mad at me. What I said is the truth. And I will keep speaking truth. Suicide is dishonorable and so is self immolation for a HAMAS campaign.”
Mossad was harshly criticized on X for this post:
Update: I changed the title and updated several lines because people sent me emails telling me how heroic Mr. Bushnell was. That’s crazy – it’s not heroic. The person who commits suicide condemns the people who loved him or her to a life of guilt and pain. This death accomplished nothing. This, as a means of protest, needs to be condemned before we have suicide bombers on the streets. Thanks to our open borders, that’s a real possibility.
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