An extreme act : Why Aaron Bushnell self immolated for Gaza, The Take

Aaron Bushnell, a member of the US air force, set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, in an act of political protest over Israels war in Gaza. Bushnell livestreamed his death, saying he no longer wanted to be complicit in genocide. How will his message resonate In this episode: Talia Jane, Independent Journalist Lupe Barboza, Friend of Aaron Bushnell Archana Kaku, Assistant Professor, The College of William Mary Episode credits: This episode was produced by Sonia Bhagat and Ashish Malhotra with our host Malika Bilal. Chloe K. Li factchecked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam AbouGad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Takes executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera s head of audio.