Palestinian city honors US airman who set himself on fire – Guardian   — RT World News

The Palestinian city of Jericho named one of its streets after Aaron Bushnell, a member of the US Air Force who died after setting himself on fire in protest against the Israeli escalation. “Genocide” In Gaza, according to The Guardian newspaper.

Bushnell set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington on February 25, declaring that he would do so “You are no longer complicit in genocide.” The 25-year-old pilot broadcast the incident live, and was heard screaming “Free Palestine” It also burned. Law enforcement officials extinguished the fire, but Bushnell died in a hospital several hours later.

At the unveiling ceremony of the street sign in the city of Jericho, the mayor of Jericho, Abdel Karim Sidr, stated that the former pilot was “Sacrificed everything” For the Palestinians, according to The Guardian.

“We did not know him, and he did not know us. There were no social, economic or political relations between us. What we have in common is the love of freedom and the desire to stand against these attacks.” [on Gaza]”,” The official reportedly told a group of people gathered on Aaron Bushnell Road.

Jericho, a historic site in the West Bank, is often viewed as the gateway to Palestine and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on Earth.

The city also named a square in honor of South Africa, after the legal case filed by its government that accused Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice, according to the article.

Pretoria accused Israel of committing this “systematic” Acts of genocide in Gaza. The International Court of Justice, which has not yet issued a final ruling, said in January that the Jewish state must take steps to prevent genocide and improve humanitarian conditions for civilians in Gaza.

“These names will attract the attention of locals and visitors alike.” The mayor of Jericho was quoted as saying, adding that they are following a precedent that occurred after the death of activist Rachel Corrie. A street in Ramallah was named after the American activist who was killed by the Israeli army in 2003 after he was run over by a bulldozer while trying to prevent the army from destroying homes in Gaza.

Anti-Israel demonstrations were held in major cities around the world after the Jewish state began raids on Gaza, in response to a surprise Hamas attack on October 7 that killed about 1,200 people and took more than 200 hostage.

Israel declared war on the Palestinian armed group, fully insisting on its goal “exclude” Hamas in Gaza. More than 31,000 people were killed in the Palestinian territories, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.