Greta Thunberg to sail to Gaza AGAIN as part of new flotilla
The Swede was deported from Israel in June after sailing on the widely mocked 'Selfie Yacht'
Greta Thunberg has announced that she will take part in another Mediterranean flotilla attempting to reach Gaza, describing it as “the biggest ever attempt to break the Israeli siege.”
The 22 year-old, who made an international name for herself as a teenager due to her climate activism but who has increasingly swapped that for promotion of the Palestinian cause, announced on Instagram that the “global sumud flotilla” would launch on 31 August from Spain.
“We will meet dozens more on 4 September sailing from Tunisia and other ports”, Thunberg continued.
“We are also mobilizing more than 44 other countries on simultaneous demonstrations and actions to break complicity in solidarity with the Palestinian people.”
“Sumud” is an Arabic word meaning “steadfastness” or “perseverance”.
In June, Thunberg was one of the passengers on the Madleen, a single boat which attempted to sail to Gaza. Others aboard included Rima Hassan, a French Member of the European Parliament, Omar Faiad, an employee of Al Jazeera and Thiago Avila, a Brazilian who attended the funeral of Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah in February, describing the dead terrorist as a “martyred saint and beloved leader who inspired people across the globe, and a historic figure in the anti-colonial struggle.” Avila is also understood to be a part of the latest effort to sail to Gaza.
Thunberg and her compatriots on the Madleen faced widespread ridicule after the failure of their first effort, with Israeli media describing the “selfie yacht”. Upon arrival in Israel in June, Thunberg and the other Yacht participants reportedly refused to watch footage of the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel; the Swede and her fellows were subsequently deported from Israel.
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at the time that “there are ways to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip — they do not involve Instagram selfies. The tiny amount of aid that was on the yacht and not consumed by the ‘celebrities’ will be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels.”
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