Climate celebrity Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel this week after she and fellow activists attempted to breach Israeli sovereignty under the guise of humanitarian aid.
The 22-year-old Swede was aboard the “Freedom Flotilla” ship Madleen, which was intercepted by the Israeli Navy in international waters and escorted to Ashdod before it could reach Gaza.
Thunberg, along with three others, signed deportation documents and boarded a plane to France—despite her well-publicized opposition to air travel.
Eight other activists who refused to sign remain in Israeli custody, pending judicial proceedings.
“I do more good outside of Israel than if I am forced to stay here for a few weeks,” Thunberg reportedly said.
Before deportation, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF to screen unedited bodycam footage of Hamas’ October 7 massacre, in which terrorists murdered civilians, including women and children.
Thunberg and her companions reportedly refused to continue watching after realizing what was being shown.
“The anti-Semitic Greta and her fellow Hamas supporters turned a blind eye to the horrors of October 7,” Katz said.
“They prefer the murderers to the murdered.”
Israeli officials have strongly condemned the stunt, dismissing it as Instagram activism disguised as aid.
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