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Aaron Bushnell’s Divine Violence

Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation was ultimately a religious act, one that radically delineates good and evil and calls us to resist.   By CHRIS HEDGES FEB 29, 2024   Aaron Bushnell, when he placed his cell phone on the ground to set up a livestream and lit himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C., […]


Why Would Anyone Kill Themselves to Stop a War?

In the past three months, two people in the United States have taken or risked taking their own lives in an attempt to change U.S. policies on Palestine and call for a cease-fire.   By ANN WRIGHT Feb 26, 2024 Common Dreams   Six years ago in 2018, after returning from a Veterans For Peace trip […]