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Video Shows U.S. Airman Setting Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy In DC Video Shows U.S. Airman Setting Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy In DC
Video Shows U.S. Airman Setting Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy In DC The final video shared by a 25-year-old active member of the U.S. Air Force who died after lighting himself on fire outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. has surfaced. Aaron Bushnell identified himself in the video he streamed on Twitch and was shared to a page called Free Palestine, and goes on to say he will "no longer be complicit in genocide," referring to the Palestinian people of Gaza. It happened around 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, a spokesman for the Israeli Embassy said. #Incident: MPD responded to the 3500 block of International Drive, NW, at approximately 1:00 p.m., to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Video Shows Israeli Army Officer's Emotional Reunion With His Children In Baltimore County Video Shows Israeli Army Officer's Emotional Reunion With His Children In Baltimore County
Video Shows Israeli Army Officer's Emotional Reunion With His Children In Baltimore County Matan Shefler is home. The Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School teacher returned home to Pikesville after six weeks of serving in the IDF. Shefler, who was born in Israeli, has been living in Pikesville with his wife, Shani, and their children, and was called up to fight following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. His emotional reunion with his children and subsequent celebration with the Beth Tfiloh community was captured on video. Hes’s back! Shani and Matan, our amazing shalichim, are reunited after Matan's IDF deployment. We are so grateful for... Posted by Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community Sch…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Thousands Of Pro-Palestinian Marchers Call For Ceasefire Outside White House (VIDEOS) Thousands Of Pro-Palestinian Marchers Call For Ceasefire Outside White House (VIDEOS)
Thousands Of Pro-Palestinian Marchers Call For Ceasefire Outside White House (Videos) Thousands of pro-Palestinian protestors took to the streets of Washington DC Saturday, Nov. 4, calling for a cease fire one month after the Hamas attack in Israel that prompted the war in Gaza. The march started at Freedom Plaza and looped around the White House, where protestors condemned President Biden for backing a "genocide" of Palestinians. Thousands of protesters outside of the White House demanding for a ceasefire in Palestine. pic.twitter.com/4cM2uX3KrM — Goad Gatsby (@GoadGatsby) November 4, 2023 In front of the White House. Ceasefire now! pic.twitter.com/llWsTxAA7D — Remi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Rockville's Omer Balva Killed By Hezbollah Anti-Tank Missile While Serving In IDF Rockville's Omer Balva Killed By Hezbollah Anti-Tank Missile While Serving In IDF
Rockville's Omer Balva Killed By Hezbollah Anti-Tank Missile While Serving In IDF A Maryland native died while serving in the Israeli Defense Forces, those who knew him said. Omer Balva, 22, of Rockville, died on Friday, Oct. 20, by an antitank missile fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon, the IDF confirmed. Balva, a dual American-Israeli citizen, was a commander in the 9203rd Battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade, from Herzliya. It is with great sorrow that we mourn the passing of Staff Sgt. (res.) Omer Balva, 22, a brave commander in the 9203rd... Posted by Alexander Muss High School in Israel on Saturday, October 21, 2023 View this post on Instagra…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Survivor Of Hamas Attack In Israel Recounts Nightmare At Washington DC Synagogue (VIDEO) Survivor Of Hamas Attack In Israel Recounts Nightmare At Washington DC Synagogue (VIDEO)
Survivor Of Hamas Attack In Israel Recounts Nightmare At Washington DC Synagogue (Video) Noa Ben Artzi, a 25-year-old industrial engineering student who survived the Hamas attack on Saturday, Oct. 7 at a music and nature festival in Israel, shared her story this week in Washington D.C. Government officials were among the audience members at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, where Ben Artzi spoke on Tuesday, Oct. 17, of the horrors that she saw. In a video posted by AIPAC, Ben Artzi said she heard what people thought were fireworks but later learned with missiles flying over Re'im. She first tried escaping in a car but ended up taking shelter in small cement enclos…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Terror Threats Move CAIR Banquet At Maryland Westin Hotel Terror Threats Move CAIR Banquet At Maryland Westin Hotel
Terror Threats Move CAIR Banquet At Maryland Westin Hotel The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has cancelled its annual banquet slated to happen this weekend in Arlington, VA over death and bomb threats that may be connected to the war between Israel and Hamas. Officials from CAIR said managers and staff at the Crystal Gateway Marriott received death threats, and threats to place bombs in the parking garage were also made, ahead of the Saturday, Oct. 21 event. Important community update: over the past 24 hours, anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian extremists have made dozens of... Posted by CAIR on Thursday, October 19, 2023 Both this…

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by Cecilia Levine
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State Department Official From Chevy Chase Resigns Over Biden's Support For Israel State Department Official From Chevy Chase Resigns Over Biden's Support For Israel
State Department Official From Chevy Chase Resigns Over Biden's Support For Israel Senior US State Department official Josh Paul has stepped down from his position amid President Joe Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas conflict overseas, he says. After more than 11 years with the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM), Paul announced his resignation in an open letter on LinkedIn, citing a promise the Maryland native made to himself that conflicts with the current regime's handling of the ongoing war.   Paul said that he is leaving his position because "in our current course with regards to the continued - indeed, expanded and expedited - provision of lethal …

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by Zak Failla
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Police Bolstering Security Around Capitol, Places Of Worship In DC As Israel-Hamas War Rages On Police Bolstering Security Around Capitol, Places Of Worship In DC As Israel-Hamas War Rages On
Police Bolstering Security Around Capitol, Places Of Worship In DC As Israel-Hamas War Rages On Law enforcement agencies in the nation's capital are planning to have a beefed up presence on Friday as the Israeli-Hamas conflict continues to escalate overseas. With calls for attacks in the US escalating and a former Hamas leader calling for a "global day of anger," both the Metropolitan and US Capitol police announced that they will be increasing their visibility across the District. "The Metropolitan Police Department is working with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to monitor events unfolding worldwide, a spokesperson for the agency said. "MPD and our partners …

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by Zak Failla
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Playboy Drops MoCo Porn Star Mia Khalifa After Requests For Better Footage Of Hamas Attacks Playboy Drops MoCo Porn Star Mia Khalifa After Requests For Better Footage Of Hamas Attacks
Playboy Drops MoCo Porn Star Mia Khalifa After Requests For Better Footage Of Hamas Attacks Mia Khalifa, the former porn star who came to prominence for wearing a hijab during an adult film, has some things to say about the Israel-Gaza conflict. And it's costing her. The 30-year-old Lebanese-American media personality who grew up in Montgomery County and went to school at the Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia, has been dropped by Playboy following a string of social media posts expressing support for Palestinians amid the Hamas attacks on Israel. I just wanna make sure there’s 4k footage of my people breaking down the walls of the open air prison they’ve been forced out…

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by Zak Failla