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Thunberg Hits Back at Trump as Israel Deports Gaza Flotilla Activists

The exchange follows Israel’s transfer of 171 Sumud participants, including Thunberg, to Greece and Slovakia under procedures officials say upheld their legal rights.

Overview

  • Greta Thunberg responded on Instagram, saying she would welcome Donald Trump’s advice on anger management and suggested he appears to struggle with it as well.
  • Trump, speaking at the White House on October 6, called Thunberg a mischievous child, claimed she no longer works on environmental issues, and urged her to seek medical help for anger management.
  • Israel’s Foreign Ministry said 171 activists from the Sumud flotilla, among them Thunberg, were deported to Greece and Slovakia.
  • The Israeli Navy earlier intercepted the multinational flotilla bound for Gaza, detaining more than 400 participants and bringing them to Israeli shores.
  • Authorities in Israel, Italy and Greece said they had offered the flotilla to offload aid at Mediterranean ports for delivery to Gaza by other means, and Israeli officials asserted all legal rights were respected during detention and deportation.