A U.S. immigrant to Israel set himself on fire to protest the recent Gaza withdrawal. Baruch Ben-Menachem, born Bret Taback, was hospitalized with serious injuries Wednesday after setting himself on fire in the courtyard of a Hebrew-language school in Jerusalem.
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