As a teenager, Greta Thunberg rose to global prominence as a media creation, posing as a fearless teen demanding world leaders confront climate change.

But her focus has shifted in recent years, from fighting fossil fuels to fighting for Gaza. While her humanitarian instincts may seem admirable on the surface, the deeper reality is far murkier.

In aligning herself so passionately with Gaza—most recently by joining the 2025 Freedom Flotilla to break Israel’s blockade—Thunberg has crossed from posing as the world’s global conscience into ideological activism. And she’s doing so while ignoring some of the most glaring human rights abuses in the region.
Her silence speaks volumes.

She Condemns Israel—but Not Hamas’s Terror

Greta routinely posts about Israeli “genocide” and “occupation,” but when it comes to Hamas—the U.S., EU, and others’ designated terrorist organization—she’s silent.

• No mention of the 30,000+ rockets Hamas has launched into Israeli towns.
• No word on suicide bombings, cross-border kidnappings, or incitement to violence against Jews.
• No word about an actual call for genocide by erasing all of the Jews in existence, not just Israel.

Instead, Thunberg paints Gaza’s suffering as a one-sided story, erasing the actions of the very regime that bears responsibility for initiating and perpetuating violence, and for keeping its own people in bondage and in harm’s way.

Human Shields: The War Crime She Won’t Acknowledge

Hamas has long employed a tactic that turns innocent civilians into human shields: embedding rocket launchers and military infrastructure in schools, hospitals, mosques, and residential neighborhoods. According to reports by Human Rights Watch and the UN, this is a deliberate effort to make retaliation deadly and public, helping Hamas win the propaganda war even as their own people pay the price.

Yet Thunberg has not once publicly condemned this practice. Her framing of Gaza’s plight consistently ignores this fundamental distortion of humanitarian law, painting a picture that lacks nuance or accountability. Ever vocal about “disproportionate responses” by Israel, Thunberg refuses to acknowledge the brutal cynicism of Hamas embedding military targets among innocents. Why?

Gaza’s Women: Abused, Silenced, Forgotten

As a self-proclaimed feminist, Thunberg champions women’s rights in Europe. But Gaza? Crickets.

Under Hamas’s rule, women are subjected to:

• Forced modesty laws
• Gender-based violence
• Limited freedom of movement
• Repression in the workplace and education

Reports from Amnesty International and Freedom House have detailed systemic gender discrimination. Thunberg, however, remains mute—because calling it out would disrupt the narrative she’s committed to.

LGBTQ+ Palestinians: Imprisoned, Tortured, Executed

Greta proudly waves rainbow flags in Western protests. But in Gaza, LGBTQ+ individuals are hunted. Homosexuality is illegal. Many face imprisonment, torture, or even extrajudicial killings by Hamas or family members in so-called “honor” crimes.

In 2023, Palestinian LGBTQ+ activists pleaded for international solidarity. Greta Thunberg said nothing. Apparently, LGBTQ+ rights matter—just not if it complicates your politics.

Aid for Terror: The Dark Side of Humanitarianism

Thunberg recently joined a ship delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. But where does that aid go?

Reports from The Wall Street Journal, Times of Israel, and Al-Arabiya have detailed how Hamas:

• Confiscates aid shipments
• Redirects food, fuel, and medicine to its fighters
• Sells aid to desperate civilians to fund terror operations

Greta unintentionally strengthens the war machine she claims to oppose by pushing aid through uncontrolled channels.

So Why Won’t Greta Thunberg Speak Out?

Greta Thunberg has built her brand on shifting sands, moral equivalence rather than moral clarity—but when it comes to Gaza, her silence on terrorism, torture, and oppression is deafening.

Why? Because condemning Hamas would fracture her simplistic, black-and-white worldview that fuels her activism. It would force her to confront a messy reality: not all suffering is caused by Western democracies, and not all victims are innocent.

Who Funds Greta Thunberg?

While Thunberg presents herself as an independent activist, her campaigns received logistical and promotional support from several NGOs, including Fridays for Future (founded by her), which in turn receives donations from various progressive, Marxist, and Communist affiliated donors.

Still, transparency matters. When Thunberg’s activism moved beyond climate and into geopolitical hotbeds like Gaza, it’s fair to ask: Who is guiding the messaging, and why are Hamas abuses ignored?

Bottom Line

Greta Thunberg posing at a "safe" pro-Palestinian protest in Malmö, Sweden.

Thunberg’s Gaza activism reflects the price of selective outrage and demonstrates how quickly moral absolutism becomes moral blindness. By refusing to condemn the very forces inflicting violence, repression, and fear inside Gaza, she undermines the credibility of every cause she touches.

If she truly stands for justice, she must speak the whole truth, not just the parts that fit her pre-approved script.

Personally, I would like to see Thunberg and her 2025 Freedom Flotilla be given free passage through any Israeli blockade and see, first-hand, what happens when such aid is freely distributed without Israeli oversight. Let her walk the streets of Gaza.

We are so screwed when faux propagandists are disguised as independent activists. 

-- Steve