Will Bushnell’s self-immolation douse the flames of injustice and oppression in Occupied Palestine?

Bushnell remembered at a vigil in New York City recently. — AFP

ON FEB 25, a United States air force serviceman torched himself to death in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC.

He was protesting in the most meaningful way possible against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. In the words of commentators who have made the effort to highlight the self-immolation amid a near total Western media “blackout”, Aaron Bushnell’s action was the “sincerest” and most powerful message for everyone – not just the world’s leaders – to get up and do something for the people of Gaza.