Book Explores Hunger Strikes as Political Protest

A new book talks about why people choose to go on hunger strikes or hurt themselves as a way to protest.

It tells the story of Aaron Bushnell, a young man in the US military who set himself on fire to protest what was happening in Palestine.

The book explains that this kind of protest has been used for a long time, like when people in India and Ireland fought for their rights.

It says that when people hurt themselves on purpose, it makes others pay attention and sometimes changes things.

The book also talks about how hard it is for leaders to decide what to do when someone is starving themselves to protest, because they don't want to be seen as cruel.

It gives examples from history, like Gandhi in India and people in Turkey, to show how this kind of protest can make a big difference.