Greta Thunberg dismissed the viral image of her receiving a sandwich from an IDF soldier as a 'PR stunt' by Israel as she arrived in France, shooting back at allegations of moral grandstanding after her 'freedom flotilla' was intercepted on Monday.
The activist, 22, spoke to reporters about her experience after being detained by Israel along with 11 others. They had attempted to sail from Italy to Gaza to deliver a symbolic amount of aid and raise awareness of the enclave's humanitarian crisis.
Pressed on how her opponents in Israel had accused the activists of performative theatre, Thunberg dismissed the allegations as 'ironic coming from them', considering 'the PR stunt of them handing out sandwiches or whatever'.
The Israeli foreign ministry has portrayed the voyage as nothing more than a publicity stunt by 'celebrity activists', referring to the Madleen as 'the selfie yacht'. After their vessel was intercepted, she was photographed receiving a bun from a soldier.
Thunberg also responded to Donald Trump's overnight comments branding her an 'angry young woman' and suggesting she should 'go to anger management class'.
