Left-wing presidential candidates and activists are praising the U.S. airman who dedicated suicide over the weekend by burning himself alive outdoors the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.
Fireplace officers and police responded to the scene round 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, simply moments after 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, who was serving on lively obligation in the Air Force, livestreamed himself approaching the gate of the embassy, dousing himself with an unknown liquid, setting himself on hearth, and yelling, “Free Palestine,” as his physique burned.
“Rest in power Aaron Bushnell. ‘I will no longer be complicit in genocide. Free Palestine!’ May his sacrifice deepen our commitment to stop genocide now,” Inexperienced Celebration presidential candidate Jill Stein wrote in a put up on X, quoting Bushnell from his livestream, and together with a disturbing screenshot from the video displaying his physique on hearth.
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Impartial presidential candidate Cornel West echoed Stein, praising Bushnell’s “extraordinary courage and commitment” after dying “for truth and justice.”
“I pray for his precious loved ones! Let us rededicate ourselves to genuine solidarity with Palestinians undergoing genocidal attacks in real time!” West added.
The Democratic Socialists of America wrote, “Aaron’s final words were to reject complicity in the United States’ genocide in Gaza. May his soul rest in peace and may we live to free Palestine within our lifetime.”
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Instantly after the flames protecting Bushnell’s physique had been extinguished, he was rushed to a hospital however later died. The Pentagon described his actions as a “tragic event,” and supplied condolences to his household.
In keeping with a number of stories following his loss of life, Bushnell was an anarchist who grew up in a non secular sect positioned in Orleans, Massachusetts, and later attended occasions in Texas, the place he lived, organized by “socialist” organizations.
He was reportedly “outraged” over the continuing warfare between Israel and Gaza.
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From left to proper: Impartial presidential candidate Cornel West, late U.S. Airman Aaron Bushnell, and Inexperienced Celebration presidential candidate Jill Stein. (Getty Photographs/X)
The Air Drive has stated it’s persevering with to analyze Bushnell’s loss of life.
When reached for remark, Stein’s marketing campaign referred Fox Information Digital to a Tuesday press launch wherein Stein stated, “This extraordinary sacrifice brings into greater focus the immense horror that our government is committing in our name.”
“Aaron Bushnell was very clear that he committed this extreme act to protest our government’s extreme policies that are killing thousands of innocent people in horrific ways. His sacrifice is reminiscent of that of Buddhist monks protesting US-backed oppression of their people in Vietnam. It is truly tragic that the horrific actions of the US and Israel have provoked such a desperate sacrifice,” she added.
Fox Information Digital has additionally reached out to the West marketing campaign for remark.
Fox Information’ Bradford Betz and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
