🇮🇱BREAKING: Eyewitnesses say Israeli soldiers beat Greta Thunberg, dragged her around, and made her kiss the Israeli flag.

This is who they are.

Fact punch: A Turkish participant says Israeli forces beat Greta Thunberg, dragged her by her hair, made her crawl, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag during the raid on the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Why it matters now: The flotilla sailed to break the Gaza blockade and deliver aid. After interception, 137 activists were flown to Istanbul and described systematic abuse.
Moral clarity: Humiliating and assaulting detained civilians is illegal, immoral, and shameful—no “security” story can clean that up.

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What happened

The Global Sumud Flotilla set out to challenge Israel’s illegal blockade on Gaza and deliver aid. The ships were intercepted at sea. Activists report beatings, forced humiliations, and degrading treatment while in Israeli custody. Today, a plane carrying 137 activists landed in Istanbul, where survivors gave on-the-record accounts of what they endured.

One of those accounts centers on Greta Thunberg. Multiple posts cite Turkish participant Ersin Çelik describing the assault and humiliation of Greta during the raid. These are serious allegations of degrading treatment that violate baseline protections in international humanitarian law (Common Article 3: outrages upon personal dignity are prohibited—full stop).

“They dragged little Greta Thunberg by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others.”

Why this matters

This isn’t just about one famous activist. It’s about a pattern: intercept civilian aid missions, dehumanize the people aboard, and hope the world moves on. Forcing detainees to perform acts of political submission—kissing a flag, crawling—isn’t “security.” It’s humiliation as policy. It’s meant to send a message: Don’t try to help Gaza.

If you’ve ever been told “there’s no evidence,” read those lines again. These are specific, attributable, on-the-record allegations from a named participant moments after release, consistent with many years of testimonies from aid flotillas, journalists, and detainees.

Objection & Answer

Objection: “This is just propaganda. Where’s the proof?”
Answer: These are named eyewitness statements to a major newswire (Anadolu) and echoed by multiple outlets. We will continue to add photos/videos/medical notes as they surface.
What the evidence shows: Detailed, consistent accounts of humiliating, degrading treatment—acts explicitly banned under international law—during a naval interception of a civilian aid mission.

Objection: “Greta is polarizing; maybe this is overblown.”
Answer: Outrage upon personal dignity is prohibited whether the detainee is famous or unknown. The law doesn’t say “unless you dislike the person.”

Objection: “Israel has a right to stop the flotilla.”
Answer: Even if you argue interception authority, there is no legal right to beat detainees, drag them by their hair, or force political rituals. Full stop.

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