from Daily Sabah
Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. on Monday to mourn the US airman who died after setting himself on fire in protest of Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.
Many hoped that the death of Aaron Bushnell, 25, an active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force, would spark change in U.S. President Joe Biden's hitherto unwavering support for the war.
Leah, a Palestinian American who declined to provide her last name, told Anadolu Agency that she believed it was important for her to attend the vigil "to show solidarity and support with those who are taking extreme acts of resistance that shows their solidarity and support with Palestine and our people."
Asked if she believed Bushnell's death would change the course of the war, she said, "That's the hope."...
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