In both instances, she arrived on the scene seemingly with no assembly required — climate and antizionist software already pre-installed

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Greta Thunberg was arrested by U.K. police last week, completing her journey from child climate activist to proud supporter of a proscribed terrorist group.

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In both instances, she arrived on the scene seemingly with no assembly required — climate and antizionist software already pre-installed — ready to plug a book authored by her mother three days after she was “discovered,” or a long list of antizionist organizations she recommended shortly after the horrific attacks of October 7 while claiming she wasn’t antisemitic. Her seven-year story appears to be one of exploitation and opportunism leading to her current role — terrorist mascot.

A video taken at the pro-Palestinian protest where she was arrested in London shows Thunberg, now 22, sitting on the ground with her legs crossed, dressed in black, wearing sneakers, a toque and a blue keffiyeh wrapped around her neck, not looking much older than she did when she was first hurled into the public eye seven years ago at the age of 15.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg's arrest in London during a "Prisoners for Palestine" protest, where she held signs opposing genocide and supporting Palestine Action, a group banned under the UK's Terrorism Act 2000 for disrupting arms sales to Israel. pic.twitter.com/qAzsleEinh

The protest was in support of a group that has been proscribed as a terrorist group by the British government following the group’s “orchestration and enaction of aggressive and intimidatory attacks against businesses, institutions and the public, which has crossed the thresholds established in the Terrorism Act 2000.”

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In the video an officer can be seen gently removing a sign from Thunberg’s hands that says, “I support Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.” On the back of the sign is a Palestinian flag and the words, “Free Palestine — end apartheid.”

Both the apartheid and genocide claims are major drivers for support of these and other pro-Palestinian groups across the globe — both are purposeful misinformation. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) which decides these things begs to differ. It’s never been ruled by ICJ that Israel is committing genocide, nor have they been deemed an apartheid state.

Thunberg sat there passively, unfazed........

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