Disabled IDF veteran sets himself on fire in Yehud

July 24, 2012 by legitgov

Disabled IDF veteran sets himself on fire in Yehud --Man was evacuated to the hospital in serious condition, after sustaining burns over 80 percent of his body 22 Jul 2012 An Israeli man set himself on fire in the central Israeli city of Yehud on Sunday, and was evacuated to Tel Hashomer hospital in serious condition. The incident comes two days after the death of Moshe Silman, an Israeli man who set himself on fire during a mass social protest last week. The man was Akiva Mafa'i, a 45-year-old disabled Israel Defense Forces veteran. He reportedly brought a canister of gasoline to a bus stop in Yehud and set himself alight, when passers-by saw what was happening and put out the fire.