Aksi bakar diri Aaron Bushnell: Perbedaan antara revisi

Bushnell membuat surat wasiat sebelum melakukan aksi bakar diri, yang berisi instruksi termasuk agar kucingnya ditinggal bersama tetangganya setelah kematiannya.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kim|first1=Juliana|title=U.S. airman dies after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/02/25/1233810136/fire-man-israeli-embassy-washington |access-date=February 27, 2024|work=NPR|date=February 26, 2024}}</ref> Bushnell mengirim pesan ke media sebelum rencana bakar diri di mana dia menulis "Hari ini, saya berencana untuk terlibat dalam aksi protes ekstrem terhadap genosida [[Orang Palestina|rakyat Palestina]]".<ref name="time"/>

Pada tanggal 25 Februari 2024, sekitar pukul 12:58. waktu setempat, Bushnell mendekati Kedutaan Besar Israel di Washington, D.C., berniat membakar dirinya sebagai tindakan protes terhadap [[Perang Israel−Hamas 2023|perang Israel-Hamas]]. Ia juga membuat akun Twitch<ref name="time"/> dengan nama "LillyAnarKitty" dengan [[bendera Palestina]] sebagai spanduk profilnya dengan tulisan "Free Palestine".<ref>{{cite news|last=Nieto|first=Phillip|date=February 25, 2024|title=Air Force Service Member Sets Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy|url=https://www.mediaite.com/news/air-force-service-member-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-israeli-embassy/ |access-date=February 26, 2024|work=[[Mediaite]] |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226033225/https://www.mediaite.com/news/air-force-service-member-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-israeli-embassy/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="This Is What Our Ruling Class Has Decided Will Be Normal" On Aaron Bushnell's Action in Solidarity with Gaza|date=February 26, 2024|work=[[CrimethInc]]|url=https://crimethinc.com/2024/02/26/this-is-what-our-ruling-class-has-decided-will-be-normal-on-aaron-bushnells-action-in-solidarity-with-gaza |access-date=February 27, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240227041331/https://crimethinc.com/2024/02/26/this-is-what-our-ruling-class-has-decided-will-be-normal-on-aaron-bushnells-action-in-solidarity-with-gaza |archive-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=US Airman Sets Himself on Fire in Protest of Israel-Palestinian Conflict|last=Nazarian|first=Adelle|date=February 26, 2024|work=[[Western Journal]]|url=https://www.westernjournal.com/us-airman-sets-fire-protest-israel-palestinian-conflict/ |access-date=February 27, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240226220454/https://www.westernjournal.com/us-airman-sets-fire-protest-israel-palestinian-conflict/ |archive-date=February 26, 2024}}</ref> Saat melakukan siaran langsung, dia berjalan menuju kedutaan dan berkata, "Saya adalah anggota aktif Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat. Dan saya tidak akan lagi terlibat dalam genosida. Saya akan melakukan aksi protes ekstrem. Tapi dibandingkan dengan apa yang dialami orang-orang di Palestina di tangan penjajah—hal ini sama sekali tidak ekstrem. Hal ini menurut kelas penguasa kita adalah hal yang normal".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Siddiqui|first1=Usaid|last2=Osgood|first2=Brian|title=Israel failed to comply with ICJ genocide orders in Gaza: Rights groups|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/2/26/israels-war-on-gaza-live-man-made-disaster-as-israel-blocks-food-aid |access-date=February 26, 2024|work=Al Jazeera|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Seligman|first1=Lara|last2=Berg|first2=Matt|title=Air Force member dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/26/air-force-member-fire-death-israeli-embassy-00143269 |access-date=February 26, 2024|work=[[Politico]]|date=February 26, 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref name="time" />

Setelah menyulut api, Bushnell berulang kali meneriakkan "Free Palestine!" saat dia terbakar, dan akhirnya terjatuh ke tanah. Petugas keamanan menelepon lewat radio untuk meminta bantuan.<ref name="time"/><ref name="WaPo1">{{cite news|last1=Davies|first1=Emily|last2=Rempfer|first2=Kyle|last3=Lamothe|first3=Dan |name-list-style=and|date=February 25, 2024|title=Active-duty airman sets himself on fire outside D.C.'s Israeli Embassy|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/25/dc-israeli-embassy-man-fire/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/w9lvg |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=February 26, 2024|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|quote=shows him referring to his service in the U.S. armed forces and shouting "Free Palestine" as he burned.}}</ref><ref name=AJ1>{{cite news|title=US airman sets himself on fire outside Israel embassy to protest 'genocide'|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/26/us-airman-sets-self-on-fire-in-protest-over-israels-genocide-in-gaza |access-date=February 26, 2024|work=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]|date=February 26, 2024|quote=He then lit himself on fire while yelling "Free Palestine!" until he fell to the ground. |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226051913/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/26/us-airman-sets-self-on-fire-in-protest-over-israels-genocide-in-gaza |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Diver|first1=Tony|last2=Hamblin|first2=Andrea |name-list-style=and|date=February 26, 2024|title=US military officer sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/02/26/israel-embassy-washington-gaza-free-palestine-air-force/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/i3xZg |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=February 26, 2024|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|quote=standing outside the embassy wearing a military uniform and shouting "Free Palestine" as he burned.}}</ref> Seorang petugas polisi mendekati tempat kejadian, mengarahkan pistol ke arah Bushnell di luar kamera dan memerintahkan dia untuk "tiarap ke tanah" beberapa kali, sementara petugas lainnya berteriak "Saya tidak butuh senjata, saya butuh alat pemadam kebakaran".<ref name="newsweek">{{cite news|last=Rahman|first=Khaleda|date=February 26, 2024|title=Who is Aaron Bushnell? US airman sets himself on fire by Israeli embassy|url=https://www.newsweek.com/who-aaron-bushnell-us-airman-fire-israeli-embassy-washington-dc-palestine-1873212 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226101737/https://www.newsweek.com/aaron-bushnell-final-message-fire-israeli-embassy-washington-dc-1873242 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=February 26, 2024|work=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> Beberapa petugas merespons tempat kejadian dan menggunakan alat pemadam kebakaran pada Bushnell. Dia diangkut oleh [[Departemen Layanan Medis Darurat dan Kebakaran Distrik Columbia|DC Fire & EMS]] ke rumah sakit setempat di mana dia kemudian meninggal karena [[Luka bakar|luka bakarnya]], pada usia 25 tahun.<ref name="wapo">{{cite news|last1=Davies|first1=Emily|last2=Hermann|first2=Peter|date=February 26, 2024|title=Airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in D.C.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/26/israeli-embassy-airman-fire-death-gaza/ |access-date=February 26, 2024|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>