The Swedish activist recounted the humiliation she suffered after being detained by Israel and warned that what she experienced reflects the treatment of Palestinians in prisons.
Greta Thunberg, Swedish activist and environmental leader, reported this Wednesday that she had suffered torture during detention by the Israeli Armyafter trying to reach Gaza with the Global Sumud flotilla. Thunberg explained that the humiliations include beatings, threats and humiliationand warned that what she experienced “reflects what they do to Palestinians behind closed doors.”
The young woman reported that during the five days she was detained, she suffered “humiliations, kicks, hits and threats”. Even his suitcase was damaged with offensive drawings, including the star of David, a virile member and phrases like “Greta put*”. The activist explained that these abuses have a broader context: “This is not about me or other members of the flotilla. This is about the thousands of Palestinians and the hundreds of children who are imprisoned without a prior trial and that the majority are tortured.”
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International solidarity and awareness about Gaza
The activist highlighted that the experience is part of a “international solidarity”of people coming together to do what governments don’t do. “But above all, this is about the people who live in Gaza,” he said. Thunberg noted that the treatment received by the flotilla reflects the fate of the Palestinians: “If they treat a well-known white person with a Swedish passport like this… Imagine what they do to Palestinians behind closed doors.”
During the interview, he described the state of the prisons he visited, with bullet holes, traces of blood and messages from former Palestinian prisoners: “What we have had to go through is only a small part of what Palestinians experience.” The activist also highlighted the commitment of the 500 flotilla crewbetween 18 and 78 years old, including Jews who rejected that the abuses in Gaza were carried out in their name.
Source: Ambito
