A Man Sets Himself On Fire Outside The Israeli Embassy In Washington, D.C.

In front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, a guy has set himself on fire. 

Authorities responded to the embassy around 1 p.m. on Sunday and found the man with burn injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department told DailyMail.com.

He is in critical condition and was taken to the hospital by DC Fire and EMS with critical and life-threatening injuries.’

A spokesperson from the Secret Service told DailyMail.com, ‘The U.S. Secret Service, Uniformed Division, responded to the 3400 Block of International Drive, NW, DC, regarding an individual that was experiencing a possible medical/mental health emergency.’

‘DC Fire & EMS responded to the scene and treated the individual prior to transport to an area hospital.’

Explosive Ordnance Disposal from the Metropolitan Police Department was dispatched to the area in relation to a suspicious vehicle that could be associated with the individual. 

First responders were visible in a video that was shared on X, the platform that was once known as Twitter, outside the embassy. 

The investigation is ongoing.

The Israeli embassy released a statement after the incident, reading: ‘On Sunday, 2/25, at around 1 PM, a man set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The man is unknown. No Embassy staff were injured and are safe.’

A similar incident occurred in December when a pro-Palestine protestor set themselves ablaze outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta.

The city’s police chief, Darin Schierbaum, described the incident as an ‘extreme act of political protest,’ and said a Palestinian flag was recovered from the scene.

A security officer who tried to stop the self-immolation was among the two injured parties, at least.

This man will be forgotten by tomorrow, and he has accomplished nothing because what is today’s news will be tomorrow’s history.

They say everything happens for a reason, and sometimes that reason is because these people have been indoctrinated and then they make bad decisions. Thankfully, he didn’t set anyone else on fire; otherwise, the situation could have been a lot worse.

This would have been so painful, and if the man doesn’t die, he will wish that he had, and for what? And he would have sacrificed himself for a group that couldn’t care less about him.