Aksi bakar diri Aaron Bushnell: Perbedaan antara revisi

 

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" />

 

Di luar kedutaan, Bushnell meletakkan kameranya, menempatkan dirinya di depan gerbang,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Mataeo|title=US Airman who set himself on fire outside Israeli embassy pictured as he dies|url=https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/airman-aaron-bushnell-who-set-360043 |access-date=February 27, 2024|work=The Mirror US|date=February 27, 2024|language=en}}</ref> dan menuangkan cairan yang mudah terbakar ke tubuhnya. Seorang petugas keamanan mendekati Bushnell, menanyakan apakah dia memerlukan bantuan, namun diabaikan.<ref name="time" />