Moshe Silman, the social justice protester who set himself on fire at a demonstration last Saturday, has died from his injuries.
The 57-year-old was being treated for severe burns over 94 per cent of his body, but doctors at Sheba Medical Centre, Tel Hashomer were unable to save him.
The son of Holocaust survivors, he self-immolated as a desperate attempt to draw attention to the plight of Israel’s impoverished.
Heavily in debt despite having once owned a trucking business, he resorted to setting himself on fire after his housing request was denied.