EXCLUSIVEI survived October 7: Gaza tourist Greta Thunberg's ridiculous 'kidnapping' claims are a slap in the face to REAL victims... now her stunt has backfired
When I read Greta Thunberg's claim that she'd been 'kidnapped' by the Israeli military while trying to deliver aid to Gaza, I did a double-take.
Kidnapped? Really? That word carries weight among Israelis.
Greta wasn't hunted down, dragged screaming into cars, assaulted or killed, but I nearly was.
My brother and I are survivors of the Nova Music Festival massacre on October 7, 2023.
We were there to enjoy music and dance, when the day suddenly devolved into a nightmare as Hamas murderers and actual kidnappers descended on the concert grounds.
My brother and I were mere feet from death multiple times. Miraculously, we survived physically unscathed but mentally scarred.
Others did not.
Twelve hundred people in Israel were murdered on October 7. Two hundred and fifty were dragged away to Gaza. Today, too many remain missing and dozens more still are being held hostage after more than 600 days.
When I read Greta Thunberg 's claim that she'd been 'kidnapped' by the Israeli military while trying to deliver aid to Gaza , I did a double-take. (Pictured: Greta Thunberg discussing her trip to Gaza on June 1).
My brother and I are survivors of the Nova Music Festival massacre on October 7, 2023. (Pictured: Author, Ron Segev, 39)
We were there to enjoy music and dance, when the day suddenly devolved into a nightmare as Hamas murderers and actual kidnappers descended on the concert grounds. (Pictured: Ron Segev at the Nova Festival in 2023).
They were kidnapped. Greta was detained with a smile and handed a sandwich, yet this climate activist turned 'freedom fighter' dares to use the same word.
What an insult to those who are now traumatized.
However, we now see that Greta Thunberg is not concerned with such details when there are cameras to pose for.
On Tuesday evening, Greta arrived back in her native Sweden after agreeing to be voluntarily deported from Israel when her 'selfie yacht,' carrying barely a truckload worth of food, was intercepted by the IDF.
Some of the other activists who traveled with Greta chose to stay in Israel and contest their detention in the courts, but Greta knows that's not her strength. She's better in front of the microphones.
She arrived in her home country to chants of 'Free Palestine,' now recognized as a cry for global intifada, and she was draped in keffiyehs.
Though, when asked by Swedish media why she chose to join a so-called humanitarian effort alongside known terrorist sympathizers, like 'freedom flotilla' organizer Zaher Birawi , who has previously been pictured with former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Greta claimed ignorance.
'Should I ask exactly everyone what exactly they have said about everything?' she spat back at reporters. 'It would take some time.'
Not that much time.
Another activist who travelled with Greta on the boat was Brazilian Thiago Avila, who reportedly attended Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's funeral in Beirut last year. Avila wrote on social media that he was 'inspired' by the Lebanese terrorist chief.
Ignorance, indeed.
Greta wasn't hunted down, dragged screaming into cars, assaulted or killed, but I nearly was. My brother and I are survivors of the Nova Music Festival massacre (pictured) on October 7, 2023.
They were kidnapped. Greta was detained with a smile and handed a sandwich, yet this climate activist turned 'freedom fighter' dares to use the same word.
Before her deportation from Israel, Greta was asked to watch footage compiled by Israel of what happened on October 7. But Greta and her compatriots refused.
If they had bothered to open their eyes, they would have likely seen the brutality of that day: people dragged, tortured, beheaded and gunned down. That is the 'resistance' that Greta seems to support.
A true 'resistance' wouldn't attack civilians, brutally rape women, mercilessly kill the innocent or use infant hostages as bargaining chips.
I once believed that Greta Thunberg was legitimately attempting to save the planet. Now, it's clear to me that she has lost her way.
She isn't helping Palestinians. She is helping Hamas manipulate the world's sympathy. But I don't think she's evil. I think she has been manipulated, like millions of others, by people smarter than her, people with agendas.
She doesn't realize that she's a pawn in their propaganda war that seeks to destroy Israel and the Jewish people.
But we're still here. Scarred. Mourning. Fighting. Trying to bring our people home. Trying to live without fear.
For many Israelis, we don't want revenge. We want our people back. We want to live in peace. But peace won't come from lies, nor will it come from PR stunts and social media posts.
On Tuesday evening, Greta arrived back in her native Sweden after agreeing to be voluntarily deported from Israel after her 'selfie yacht,' carrying barely a truckload worth of food , was intercepted by the IDF. (Pictured: Greta arriving at Stockholm-Arlanda airport on June 10).
It will only come when people stop repeating propaganda and start acknowledging the truth, even the parts that are inconvenient to their narrative.
So, I'll tell her myself: Greta, you weren't kidnapped. You were detained for attempting to enter a restricted warzone and flown back to Sweden.
The people who were kidnapped are either dead, traumatized or still trapped in a living nightmare.
Say their names. Tell their story. Demand their release!
Greta, if you ever truly cared about justice, now would be the time to show it.
