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Akiva Mafa'i
Protesters hold a sign reading 'Bibi you burned me, too' in front of the National Insurance Institute in Tel Aviv in mid-July (photo credit: Tali Mayr/Flash90)
August 21, 2012, 6:41 pm
Man arrested for attempting to light himself on fire in central Tel Aviv
Police take individual in for questioning after he was caught pouring flammable material all over his body
By Michal Shmulovich
August 8, 2012, 5:02 pm
Elderly woman sets self on fire after arguing with husband
Victim in her 80s hospitalized in serious condition
By Asher Zeiger
Social justice protesters chant slogans as they hold up pictures of Moshe Silman, who set himself on fire during a social justice demonstration in Tel Aviv (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 6, 2012, 6:30 pm
Woman threatens to set herself on fire on Highway 6
Wave of self-immolation attempts continues, following deaths of Moshe Silman and Akiva Mafa’i
By Greg Tepper
Akiva Mafa'i (Screenshot: Channel 10)
August 1, 2012, 1:39 am
Man who lit himself on fire last week dies of injuries
Disabled veteran Akiva Mafa’i, 50, had been treated by a social worker and attempted suicide in the past
By Sam Ser and Ron Friedman
July 31, 2012, 12:05 pm
Two attempt self-immolation in separate incidents
Policemen prevent men in Kfar Saba and Jerusalem from setting themselves on fire
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Noga Martin
July 24, 2012, 11:09 am
Noga Martin
Putting out fires
A person who sets himself aflame as a last scream for help is headline news, but the press must overcome its squeamishness and tell it like it is
Social justice protesters chant slogans as they hold up pictures of Moshe Silman, who set himself on fire during a social justice demonstration in Tel Aviv (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 23, 2012, 10:24 pm
Playing with fire?
As a wave of self-immolation attempts gives Israelis pause, leaders of the country’s social justice movement try to come to terms with the problematic legacy of Moshe Silman
By Matti Friedman
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