A protester was in critical condition Friday after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, authorities said. A security guard who tried to intervene was also injured.

A protester was in critical condition Friday after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, authorities said. A security guard who tried to intervene was also injured.

A Palestinian flag found at the scene was part of the protest, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference.

He added that investigators did not believe there was any connection to terrorism and none of the consular staff was ever in danger.

“We do not see any threat here,” he said. “We believe it was an act of extreme political protest that occurred.”

  • FuglyDuckEnglish
    11•1 year ago

    https://lemmy.world/post/9029514 was the original post with it. from that article:

    In a statement, the consul general of Israel to the south-east US, Anat Sultan-Dadon, said that the diplomatic mission is “saddened to learn of the self-immolation at the entrance to the office building”.

    “It is tragic to see the hate and incitement toward Israel expressed in such a horrific way,” she added.
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    “The sanctity of life is our highest value. Our prayers are with the security officer who was injured while trying to prevent this tragic act”.

    I’m not saying that it was religious persecution- it was done in protest of the war in Gaza, and one almost never sets oneself on fire because you hate somebody else… like usually it’s in extreme protest to violence… not something done out of hatred at all.

    was just pointing out that the statement- the incredibly tone deaf statement- was dropped from the PBS article.

    • @jimmydoreisalefty
      5•1 year ago

      Thank you for taking the time to clarify!

      It was my fault for misunderstanding your original statement!

      Have a great day!