Middle East
Israeli who performed self-immolation dies
Moshe Silman was in social protest movement launched last summer to denounce soaring living costs.
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2012 00:07

A protester in Israel who performed an act of self-immolation exactly one week ago has died.

Moshe Silman had been part of the country's social protest movement, which launched last summer to denounce high living costs that have created deep economic uncertainty

Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports.

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