Greta Thunberg arrested backing jailed pro Palestinian activists

 

 

Greta Thunberg has been arrested in London after joining a protest in support of members of the banned activist group Palestine Action, several of whom are on hunger strike while being held in jail without bail ahead of trial. The 22-year-old Swedish climate campaigner was filmed sitting outside the central London offices of Aspen Insurance while holding a sign that read, “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.”

 

Police said Thunberg’s presence at the demonstration violated UK terrorism laws introduced after the Government formally designated Palestine Action a terrorist organization earlier this year. She has since been released on bail. Officers also arrested two others on suspicion of criminal damage and another on suspicion of supporting a banned organization.

 

Supporters say at least eight Palestine Action members are refusing food to protest their detention, with the longest-running hunger strikers now at around 52 days — a point doctors warn can become life-threatening. The Government said bail decisions are a matter for the courts.

 

Palestine Action has previously targeted companies linked to Elbit Systems, an Israeli-connected defense firm, including insurance providers. Activists have carried out disruptive protests across the UK as part of a wider anti-Israel campaign since the October 7 Hamas attacks and Israel’s military response in Gaza.

 

Thunberg has repeatedly aligned herself with pro-Palestinian causes alongside her environmental activism and has been fined or detained multiple times in Britain and Sweden for acts of civil disobedience. She was previously acquitted in London in early 2024 over an oil industry protest after refusing to leave when ordered by police.

 

Her supporters frame the case as part of a wider crackdown on protest rights. Critics argue she is lending support — knowingly or otherwise — to extremists targeting Jewish and Israeli-linked institutions.

 

Key Takeaways

• Greta Thunberg was arrested in London at a protest backing jailed Palestine Action activists on hunger strike.

• Police say the demonstration breached UK terrorism laws; Thunberg has been released on bail.

• The case highlights intensifying clashes between protest movements and UK counter-terror law.

 

Original source: EXPRESS US

 

 

 

 

Lock her up in the Tower and throw away the key.

It's not like the spoilt brat has a job to go to anyway.

 

 

The poster child of the leftists nutter.

18 minutes ago, Social Media said:

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   Being carried into the police van does make it look more dramatic , What happened  in the end ?

Did she walk or was she carried ?

13 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Being carried into the police van does make it look more dramatic , What happened  in the end ?

Did she walk or was she carried ?

 

Apparently she walked.

 

6 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

Apparently she walked.

 

 

   That photo is from an oil protest from 2023

25 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   That photo is from an oil protest from 2023

 

Whoops sorry, found it on another site. 🥴

 

She must be a regular criminal then.

 

 

55 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   That photo is from an oil protest from 2023

 

1 hour ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

Apparently she walked.

 

you can tell by the layers of insulation and the hat reinforced with tinfoil to protect against the hostile environment that she's sweating in this climate catastrophe 

Not a Greta fan, but surely there is more to it, that simply sitting there with a sign.  Seems harmless to me and not destructive, disruptive or obstructive, since sitting in front of road block thingy.

 

Is there no 'Freedom of Expression' in the UK.  

17 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   That photo is from an oil protest from 2023

One photo of the doom goblin being arrested is much like another...

Ah  Greta, was just reading about her.

and on page 2,  is Whoopi Goldberg.  

 

16 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Not a Greta fan, but surely there is more to it, that simply sitting there with a sign.  Seems harmless to me and not destructive, disruptive or obstructive, since sitting in front of road block thingy.

 

If you read the article you'll see the UK government has proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, therefore publicly demonstrating support for it is illegal, hence the arrest.

Personally I am disappointed in the UK government as I think this was a stupid move. Some of the group's past actions were dangerous and illegal (breaking in to an RAF facility and damaging RAF planes was what tipped it) but existing laws can deal with those offences - they were not bombing public transport or planning assassinations, they were spray painting planes and setting off smoke flares at Thales. Adding it to the list of terrorist organisations was unnecessary and stupid, and now you can be arrested for sitting peacefully with a placard saying "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine action". Massive own goal and it gives free publicity to the group when they can be arrested so easily.

 

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Is there no 'Freedom of Expression' in the UK.  

Yes there is. More so than in the "land of the free".

https://action.amnesty.org.au/act-now/us-free-palestinian-student-activist-mahmoud-khalil

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/20/alistair_kitchen

 

18 hours ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

Lock her up in the Tower and throw away the key.

It's not like the spoilt brat has a job to go to anyway.

 

 

Triggered by a young girl doing what she believes in.

18 hours ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

Apparently she walked.

 

 

  That's a  rather cheeky sticker isn't it ?

17 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Not a Greta fan, but surely there is more to it, that simply sitting there with a sign.  Seems harmless to me and not destructive, disruptive or obstructive, since sitting in front of road block thingy.

 

Is there no 'Freedom of Expression' in the UK.  

 

Well apparently she was arrested and charged  under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (displaying an item in support of a proscribed organization).

Under Section 13 of that Act, it's an offense to display an article (like a sign) in public if it arouses "reasonable suspicion" of supporting a proscribed group. Police applied this directly to her placard.She was released on bail (no charges yet), and inquiries continue.

 

Freedom of expression and freedom in general appears to be disappearing in the UK rapidly!

42 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Triggered by a young girl doing what she believes in.

 

Sorry that doesn't work any more, she's a 22 year old adult.

 

Her XX chromosomes are irrelevant. Her support of a terrorist organization is very much relevant. 

 

 

5 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Sorry that doesn't work any more, she's a 22 year old adult.

 

Her XX chromosomes are irrelevant. 

 

 

Sorry, I consider 22 to be young. Maybe I should have said "young lady".

 

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Her support of a terrorist organization is very much relevant. 

Ah, so now you support Kier Starmer's government cracking down on expression? But it's bad when it applies to racist hooligans inciting violence, got it. The hypocrisy is dripping off you. 

What terrorist acts have Palestine Action carried out exactly? Must have been some nasty bombings? Shootings? Knee Cappings? Kidnappings? Gun smuggling?

48 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  That's a  rather cheeky sticker isn't it ?

 

Looks ok to me. 

 

5 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Sorry, I consider 22 to be young. Maybe I should have said "young lady".

 

She is an adult. Her sex is irrelevant. Stop playing the "identity politics" card.

 

The tired old "you can't criticize a child" thing is long gone. Get a new schtick. 

 

5 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

 

Ah, so now you support Kier Starmer's government cracking down on expression? But it's bad when it applies to racist hooligans inciting violence, got it. The hypocrisy is dripping off you. 

What terrorist acts have Palestine Action carried out exactly? Must have been some nasty bombings? Shootings? Knee Cappings? Kidnappings? Gun smuggling?

 

I'm glad you mentioned that. How about fracturing spines?

 

Breaking into Eibit systems and fracturing a police officer's back with a sledgehammer is not 'expression'. 

 

They are a violent terrorist organization. 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/18/pro-palestine-activists-used-sledgehammers-in-action-at-israel-linked-firm-uk-court-told

Shes still just in a phase. After she loses her virginity she will come to her senses

15 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Sorry, I consider 22 to be young. Maybe I should have said "young lady".

 

Ah, so now you support Kier Starmer's government cracking down on expression? But it's bad when it applies to racist hooligans inciting violence, got it. The hypocrisy is dripping off you. 

What terrorist acts have Palestine Action carried out exactly? Must have been some nasty bombings? Shootings? Knee Cappings? Kidnappings? Gun smuggling?

• The UK government banned Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000, citing "serious damage to property" intended to "influence the government, intimidate the public and advance a political cause".

1 minute ago, Nick Carter icp said:

• The UK government banned Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000, citing "serious damage to property" intended to "influence the government, intimidate the public and advance a political cause".

 

8 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

She is an adult. Her sex is irrelevant. Stop playing the "identity politics" card.

 

The tired old "you can't criticize a child" thing is long gone. Get a new schtick. 

 

 

I'm glad you mentioned that. How about fracturing spines?

 

Breaking into Eibit systems and fracturing a police officer's back with a sledgehammer is not 'expression'. 

 

They are a violent terrorist organization. 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/18/pro-palestine-activists-used-sledgehammers-in-action-at-israel-linked-firm-uk-court-told

Got it. Attacking police with weapons is bad and makes you a terrorist organisation. Doesn't bode well for all your rock, bottle, molotov cocktail throwing chums that you defend, does it? Prolapsed discs, broken noses, concussions, all caused to police officers by far right protesters - you know, the ones who also use "hurty words". Oh, and setting fire to hotels with human beings inside with the intent to kill them. None of that is terrorist. But breaking in to a factory and attacking a policewoman is. 

So are all your favourite groups now terrorist organisations? They should be, by your very definition.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwydezxl0xlo

 

There are plenty of laws to prosecute people who break in to factories, who cause criminal damage, who attack police. Indeed in the very article you linked they have been prosecuted under those laws: aggravated burglary, criminal damage, violent disorder, and GBH. Hopefully they'll get prison terms. Violence, criminal damage. Not terrorism.

Your definition of the word "terrorist" is very selective I have to say. Who'd have thunk, JonnyF being a hypocrite? (And for the record, I don't think Yaxley-Lennon's thugs are terrorists either - just violent criminals, the same as the people who attacked that policewoman).

15 minutes ago, angryguy said:

Shes still just in a phase. After she loses her virginity she will come to her senses

 

One suspects that could take quite a while.

 

 

18 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

• The UK government banned Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000, citing "serious damage to property" intended to "influence the government, intimidate the public and advance a political cause".

Yes, I have Google too. 

I asked what terrorist activities have they been responsible for. 

Just now, josephbloggs said:

Got it. Attacking police with weapons is bad and makes you a terrorist organisation. Doesn't bode well for all your rock, bottle, molotov cocktail throwing chums that you defend, does it?

 

A silly post even by your standards.

 

If you can find a post by me defending such violence then please quote me on it. You won't, so maybe better you just stop deflecting with these blatant lies.

2 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Yes, I have Google too. 

I asked what terrorist activities have they been responsible for. 

 

And I already told you.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/18/pro-palestine-activists-used-sledgehammers-in-action-at-israel-linked-firm-uk-court-told

 

 

2 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

A silly post even by your standards.

 

If you can find a post by me defending such violence then please quote me on it. You won't, so maybe better you just stop deflecting with these blatant lies.

I certainly can't be bothered going through all your posts. So you can categorically state you have never defended the rioters in any way shape or form?  Never criticised their sentences?

4 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Yes, I have Google too. 

I asked what terrorist activities have they been responsible for. 

Most serious is "attempts to advance a political cause" !  

Can't have none of that !

Just now, JonnyF said:

 

And I already told you.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/18/pro-palestine-activists-used-sledgehammers-in-action-at-israel-linked-firm-uk-court-told

 

 

Round and round we go. Criminal damage, assaulting a police office. Not terrorism. If that is terrorism then all of Yaxley's violent marchers are terrorists too, all the mosque storming, hotel burning, police attacking Southport protesters - terrorists. You can't have it both ways. Either they all are or none of them are.

You genuinely don't recognise your hypocrisy here do you. Slam Keir Starmer for coming down hard on rioters who attack police. Supporting Keir Starmer for coming down hard on Palestinian supporters who attack police.

2 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

I certainly can't be bothered going through all your posts.

 

Yes because you know it would be a complete waste of time.

 

I have never defended the things you claim as you well know.

 

Perhaps a valuable lesson for you to stick to the truth next time.