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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Israel Tortured and Sexually Humiliated Greta Thunberg
By Caitlin Johnstone – Oct 16, 2025 In an interview with Swedish paper Aftonbladet, Greta Thunberg has corroborated earlier eyewitness reports that she and her fellow Global Sumud Flotilla activists were subjected to monstrous abuses by Israeli officials after being abducted from their boats carrying aid for Palestinians in Gaza. Here are some excerpts (quotes from Thunberg are italicized, quotes from Aftonbladet are in bold): “They grab me, pul…
Greta Thunberg Describes Israeli Guards’ Torture of Gaza Aid Flotilla Activists
The Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has provided details about the torture and abuse she and other participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla suffered in Israeli detention, after they were abducted on the high seas while attempting to bring food and medicine to Gaza. Thunberg describes a visit by Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Ktzi’ot Prison, where the activists were being held. She says he shouted, “You are terrorists…
In an interview with the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, the activist claims that the flotilla residents were particularly ill-treated for five days.
Greta Thunberg Was Beaten, She Says. Then the Internet Turned Her Pain Into a War.
'They kicked me every time the flag touched my face', Greta Thunberg says; not trembling, not broken, but simply reflecting on the absurdity of her captivity. In her Aftonbladet interview, she describes five days in Israeli detention with unnerving composure: the beatings, the threats, the flag as a weapon. 'They threatened to gas us', she says, with quiet strength. The strength isn't in denial; it's in how calmly she reclaims the narrative. Wha…
Greta Thunberg and others from the convoy carrying emergency aid to Gaza tell Aftonbladet that they were subjected to abuse and threats in Israeli captivity. Now the Swedish Foreign Ministry says it will investigate what happened in the prison. At the same time, the authority is responding to the activists' criticism that the Foreign Ministry staff acted inadequately.
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