US EditionGreta Thunberg: I was tortured, beaten and starved by Israel
- On Wednesday, Greta Thunberg, the climate activist, alleged she was kicked, beaten, threatened and harassed during a five-day detention after the Gaza-bound flotilla.
- Against a backdrop of mass detentions in Israel, thousands of Palestinians, including hundreds of children, are held without trial, while around 60 activists were confined in a small outdoor cage under the sun.
- Guards reportedly shook cell bars at night and forced detainees to stand repeatedly while medications including heart medication, cancer drugs and insulin were discarded and insect-infested cells showed bullet holes and blood spatters.
- A confiscated suitcase was returned defaced with drawings and the words `Greta is a whore`, while National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shouted `You are terrorists!` and threatened prison.
- Thunberg warned that her treatment signals worse treatment for Palestinians and said surveillance drones left her with nightmares and lasting psychological impact.
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You are terrorists': Greta Thunberg claims jail guards threatened to ‘gas’ her as she was targeted in 'Minority Report'-style humiliation
Greta Thunberg is accusing Israeli forces of subjecting her to “harsh treatment” and a campaign of humiliation while in custody after the interception of a Gaza-bound aid ship back in June. This news is pretty awful, and it sounds like the whole situation was absolutely chaotic and deliberately designed to break the spirits of the activists who were trying to deliver aid to the war-torn enclave. Thunberg, the well-known climate activist, was one…
The activist was arrested after the flotilla intervention and said that guards threatened to arrest them "gaser". Greta refuses to be a victim and says that Palestinians suffer much more.
Greta Thunberg recalls ill treatment by Israel
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg revealed that she was beaten, humiliated and threatened with being "gassed in a cage" during her time in Israeli custody, Swedish news outlet Aftonbladet reported in an interview published on Wednesday. Greta was one of 450 people aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian aid mission involving over 40 vessels which aimed to deliver food, water and medicine to the Gaza Strip amid Israel's two-year onslaught …
Swedish activist Greta Tunberg today accused Israeli soldiers of physically assaulting her after she was detained on a ship approaching Gaza earlier this month.
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