Sunday, June 23
I am now an octogenarian.
This poignant painting is by Palestinian artist Fayez Ehsani of Gaza. So far, he has survived the Israeli genocide of his people-at least for now, as I write from so far away, in a country where I am safe and free. But he is not.
The Canadian Charger independently and impartially reports on what other media aren't telling you. We are here to break their silence.
On February 25, as he calmly walked up to the perimeter fence of the Israeli Embassy, Aaron Bushnell uttered those words. On that day, Bushnell set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington in protest at the US and Israel's genocidal actions in Gaza. His last words on this Earth, as the fire consumed him, were: "Free Palestine!" Bushnell's self-immolation was as horrific a death as a human being can experience, and it was designed to be.
Aaron Bushnell Burned Himself Alive to Make You Turn Your Eyes to Gaza.