Swedish climate and peace activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Athens, Greece, on Monday (October 6) after being deported from Israel along with other international activists who participated in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. The deportees were met with cheers from supporters, with Thunberg raising her fist and holding a bouquet of sunflowers and roses. Crowds chanted slogans including “free free Palestine” and “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

Israeli authorities confirmed that 171 detainees have been deported to Greece and Slovakia so far, with more than 450 activists detained overall. The UK Foreign Office said it is supporting British nationals among those deported.

She continued, “Under international law, states have a legal obligation to act to prevent and to stop a ge

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