'We Are All Culpable': Third American Self-Immolates to Protest Israel's Gaza Onslaught

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Q — outside an Israeli — or outside the Israel Embassy. Was the President aware of his death? Did he have any sort of response to it?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Yes, the President is aware. And we can — I can say that it is — obviously, is a — it’s a horrible tragedy, and our thoughts are with the family of the servicemember at — during this — I could — we can’t even imagine this hor- — horrible, difficult time.

Just thoughts and prayers. No acknowledgement of his reasons why, no policy change, just more weapons sent for Israel's genocide

You really don't want to have policy be swayed by suicides. It encourages more people to kill themselves.

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For reasons that should be obvious an individual protest, no matter how extreme, will never be a factor in foreign policy decisions.

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