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.”

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
    0·
    1 year ago

    Conflict started way before the 7th, but tensions did escalate and it became known to the World due to it.

    Wonder how the narrative will change due to the new findings that it was known one year before it happened.

    The conflict began after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and other militants, who killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in southern Israel and took around 240 people captive. More than 15,200 people have been killed by Israel’s assault on Hamas-controlled Gaza, according to the Health Ministry there.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      Well, they also left off the incredibly tone deaf statements from the consul… in reference to the security guard and highest value being the sanctity of life; and how self immolation was done out of hate for Jews…

      • NightAuthor@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        1 year ago

        If they Jews want me to hate the Jews, then as someone with no problem with Jewish people, I guess the polite thing to do is to hate the Jews.

        Edit: but apparently it’s not the Jews pushing this, but specifically Zionists. In which case the above conditional is rendered moot.