The sequel is rarely as good as the original, so it’s unlikely that “Greta II: the Flotilla Returns” will be as uproariously hilarious as the first version starring Greta Thunberg, the Swedish activist best known for her time as a teen climate campaigner.
Thunberg is sailing today from Barcelona towards the coast of Gaza in an attempt to recreate the same stunt she tried in June, when she was one of a dozen activists on a boat carrying what they called a “symbolic” amount of aid for Gaza. The boat was intercepted by Israeli forces, with the passengers detained and then expelled by Israel. “Symbolic” was the only word that mattered, because it wasn’t an actual aid mission; it was a publicity stunt.
The publicity they secured wasn’t quite what they expected. As a climate activist Thunberg was used to world leaders and the media prostrating themselves before her. The idea that her presence in a war zone might not have been welcomed by the Israelis doesn’t seem to have occurred to her. The resulting footage of the boat being boarded and Thunberg’s subsequent time in Israel turned out to be comedy gold – at her expense. “We’ve been kidnapped!”, she yelled. “This is a war crime!”, shouted another of the crew, as Israeli soldiers handed round sandwiches and blankets to the activists.
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