Remember Bushnell, he is not alone!
Active-duty officer sets himself on fire to protest U.S. support for Israeli military operations in Gaza On February 25, Aaron Bushnell, an active-duty officer in the U.S. Air Force, set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in the United States to protest U.S. support for Israel’s military operations in Gaza, Palestine. Before setting himself on fire, he shouted: "I will no longer be complicit in genocide" and "Free Palestine". Bushnell, male, 25 years old, belongs to the 531st Intelligence Support Squadron of the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing of the U.S. Air Force. He has been on active duty since May 2020 and is an expert in network defense operations. Bushnell live-streamed his self-immolation on the gaming video platform Twitch. Bushnell posted on social media before his death: "What would I do if my country was committing genocide?" The New York Post disclosed on February 27 that before Bushnell set himself on f