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Aaron Bushnell was an United States airman most notable for his activism regarding the Israeli-Palestine conflict[1]. He gained national widespread coverage of his extreme political protest against the conflict by self-immolating himself. Aaron would later succumb to his wounds.
Early Life
Aaron Bushnell went to the Southern New Hampshire University doing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Software Engineering. He also went to the University of Maryland Global Campus during 2023. Bushnell had worked at the Paraclete Press during 2015-2017 with IT & Web Development[2].
Bushnell started his career at the United States Air Force (USAF) in May 2020 having done Basic & Technical Training. He was trained as a Client Systems Technician having been educated in cyber security. He later worked as a DevOps Engineer for the USAF while being based in San Antonio.[2][3].
February 25th Incident
On February 25th approximately 12:58pm local time, Aaron Bushell approached the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC intending to self-immolate himself as an act of protest against the Israeli-Palestine conflict. He had also created a Twitch account[3] under the name "LillyAnarKitty" with a Palestinian flag as his profile banner with the caption "Free Palestine". He would start the livestream prior to self-immolating himself stating the words "I am an active duty member, of the United States Airforce. And I will no longer be complicit to genocide. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest. But compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at their hands of their colonizers - it's not extreme at all. This is what our ruling class has decided what will be normal."[4][5] while walking towards the Israeli Embassy.
After having approached the embassay, Aaron placed his camera outside the gates. He then proceeded to position himself infront of the gates and pouring a flammable liquid over himself stating "Free Palestine"[3] and threw the canister holding the flammable liquid on the side. A security officer can be heard saying "Hey sir, can I help you?". Aaron ignored his question, and then bent down towards his left leg, and ignited himself. The security officer continued to approach him and started becoming more concerned over Aaron after the flames ignited. Aaron can be heard screaming the words "FREE PALESTINE!" four times while the security officer radios in "Man is on fire!" calling for assistance. Another police officer had approached the scene aiming a gun at Aaron off-camera and ordered him to "get on the ground" multiple times. Aaron screamed in agony, but shortly would stop exclaiming. The police officer continued to demand Aaron to "get on the ground".
Multiple officers rapidly came on the scene, and got fire extinguishers that extinguished the fire eating Aaron away. Aaron was later transported by the DC Fire and EMS to a local hospital where he later died.
Aftermath
Bushnell reportedly sent a message to media outlets before his planned self-immolation. where he wrote "Today, I am planning to engage in an extreme act of protest against the genocide of the Palestinian people,”[3]
References
- ^ "Who is Aaron Bushnell, US Air Force member sets himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington". Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b Aaron, Bushnell. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-bushnell-875897280/. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c d De Guzman, Chad. "U.S. Air Force Member Sets Self on Fire Outside Israel's Embassy in D.C. to Protest War in Gaza". Time. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Jane, Talia. Twitter https://twitter.com/taliaotg/status/1761839190487278038. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Phillip, Nieto. "Air Force Service Member Sets Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy". Mediaite. Retrieved 26 February 2024.