{"id":111100,"date":"2024-10-06T15:47:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T08:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111100"},"modified":"2024-10-06T15:47:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T08:47:06","slug":"anti-israel-protester-lights-himself-on-fire-outside-of-white-house-video-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111100","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Israel protester lights himself on fire outside of White House, video shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A protester who works in the media\u00a0lit himself on fire outside of the White House during an anti-Israel protest on Saturday evening, disturbing video shows.<\/p>\n<p>The man,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KaitlinObscura\/status\/1842728391029465283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">identified\u00a0<\/a>as photojournalist Samuel Mena Jr,\u00a0 can be\u00a0seen\u00a0screaming in pain after he\u00a0set his\u00a0left arm\u00a0ablaze\u00a0in the middle of the street as shocked police officers and bystanders rush over to help,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tarekmd\/status\/1842696003977121946?s=46&amp;t=62Pu2WyATtQLHpytY7B0eg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to one clip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mena holds his left arm \u2014 engulfed in flames \u2014 high in the air to show others as several people quickly douse him with water and beat out the flames with pieces of clothing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The unidentified man screamed in pain after lighting his left arm on fire. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He cries out\u00a0that he is a journalist as he\u2019s restrained by DC Metropolitan police officers,\u00a0according to\u00a0another clip\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jessicacostescu\/status\/1842685431336296872?s=46&amp;t=62Pu2WyATtQLHpytY7B0eg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted by Free Beacon reporter Jessica Costescu<\/a>\u00a0after the fire had been extinguished.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0left sleeve\u00a0of his burnt shirt appears drenched in liquid and pink, superficial burns can be seen on his bare arm.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>One passerby pours his bottle of water on the wound,\u00a0video shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe spread the misinformation,\u201d Mena screams at one point in the video as a crowd gathers around him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a journalist and I said it was okay,\u201d he yells as a woman\u00a0embraces him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Police and members of the public rushed over to put out the flames. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The man had burn marks on his left arm after lighting himself on fire, video shows. <span class=\"credit\">Jessica Costescu\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A white-shirt officer jumps into the scene and screams at onlookers to \u201cback it up,\u201d pushing some out of the way, the video shows\u00a0before cutting out.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy blog\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/samuelmena.weebly.com\/palestine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted to his website<\/a>\u00a0before the incident on Saturday, Mena questioned the media\u2019s objectivity in its coverage of the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the 10 thousand children in Gaza that have lost a limb in this conflict, I give my left arm to you,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI pray my voice was able to raise up yours, and that your smiles never disappear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The journalist, a graduate of Arizona State University\u2019s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, had spent the last two years working for local CBS affiliate AZFamily, according to his LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n<p>Mena\u00a0lit himself on fire in the 800 block of 16th Street just outside of the White House around 5:45 p.m., according to the Washington DC Metropolitan Police.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Protesters were near the White House ahead of the one-year anniversary of Oct. 7 when Hamas launched an attack on Israel killing 1,200 people. <span class=\"credit\">ANNA ROSE LAYDEN\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A bystander poured water on the man\u2019s wounds before he was taken away by police. <span class=\"credit\">Jessica Costescu\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The man\u2019s shirt was drenched in liquid on his left sleeve. <span class=\"credit\">Jessica Costescu\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DC Fire and EMS responded and transported the man to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe District of Columbia has a long and proud history of peaceful first amendment activities and the Metropolitan Police Department handles hundreds of protests, demonstrations and other events every year,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to support those who choose to protest peaceful and safely, and we will continue to hold accountable those who commit criminal acts while in our city.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Protesters want a ceasefire to end the war where in the Gaza strip, around 40,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military. <span class=\"credit\">Jessica Costescu\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Protesters descended on Washington DC around the White House on Saturday night ahead of the one-year anniversary of Oct. 7, when Hamas launched an attack on Israel killing some 1,200 people \u2014 sparking the ongoing war in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters are demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza strip, where an estimated 40,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military in the past year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     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