American soldier Bushnell tried to awaken people’s conscience by committing suicide – Dainik Savera Times

Recently, 25-year-old American soldier Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in the US. It is reported that Bushnell is from the US Air Force and belongs to the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing. On February 25 local time, he walked alone in front of the Israeli Embassy in the US, poured fuel on his body and set himself on fire. During this time, he repeatedly shouted “Liberate Palestine!” Yelled. Due to severe burns, Bushnell died. “I will no longer take part in genocide”. The young soldier said this in a pre-recorded video.

Why did Bushnell protest so brutally? According to Bushnell’s friend, the day before his self-immolation, Bushnell had shared with him several military insider information, including that “the US military is directly involved in genocide against Palestinians.” According to American media, the US deployed special forces to Israel as early as last October. Bushnell was deeply disappointed by the US military’s “reckless use of force” and considered early retirement.

On social media, many American netizens expressed sympathy and understanding for Bushnell, calling him “America’s conscience” and criticizing the US government’s Israel policy. Some people also ask: Why is the Western mainstream media, which claims “freedom of the press,” so slow to respond to this matter? Why did the American police point guns at Bushnell when they saw him in flames and why did they not take any rescue measures? Why does the US Defense Ministry show no reaction other than expressing “sorry”?

In fact, this is not the first time such incidents have happened in America. Last December, a woman lit herself on fire with gasoline in front of the Israeli Consulate in Atlanta and suffered severe burns. According to the “Politician” website, before Bushnell set himself on fire, US government officials had also expressed frustration over America’s Gaza policy.

Since last October, a new round of the Palestine-Israel conflict has left nearly 30,000 civilians dead and two million displaced. This conflict highlights the urgency to fundamentally resolve the Palestine-Israel issue. It also shows the bad consequences of US policy in favor of Israel and the hypocrisy and double standards of “American human rights”.

As a new round of the Palestine–Israel conflict broke out, the international community has become increasingly concerned about Israel’s continued escalation of the war, and appeals for a ceasefire have become increasingly strong. As a country with significant influence in the Middle East, what did the US do?

From sending more troops to the Middle East, to providing large amounts of military aid to Israel, to repeatedly disrupting the UN Security Council from passing a draft resolution on a ceasefire in Gaza, America’s actions have added fuel to the fire. Due to which the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip continues to deteriorate, and the situation in Gaza has become even more dangerous.

Many Middle East scholars pointed out that due to domestic politics and considerations of maintaining hegemony, the US takes Israel’s side without any principle and creates turmoil in the Middle East. In recent years, there have been wars in the Middle East and America has also been involved in it. In the eyes of American politicians, the families destroyed by war are not important, the overwhelming condemnation of international public opinion is not important, and the opposition of their own country’s people is not important. Only America’s interests and hegemony are most important.

Bushnell “tried to arouse people’s conscience by committing suicide.” He has raised alarm bells for American politicians by sacrificing his life.

(Credits- China Media Group, Beijing)