Greta Thunberg named “Anti-Semite of the Week” by Jewish advocacy group

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was named “Anti-Semite of the Week” by a Jewish group after she was recently arrested at an anti-Israel rally.

Thunberg “has joined the ranks of keffiyeh-clad protesters and openly expressed her contempt for the Jewish state,” watchdog group StopAntisemitism said on Friday, days after Thunberg was among those taken away by Danish police during a demonstration at Copenhagen University.

“Sadly, she has turned her activism into a platform for vile Jew-hatred,” the organization added.

The 21-year-old was arrested on September 4 during a protest with the group Students Against the Occupation, which called on the university to cut all ties with Israel and end several cross-university student programs.

According to StopAntisemitism, the programs between the University of Copenhagen and Israel even include a student exchange program dedicated to Thunberg's most important concern: the fight against climate change.

“Unfortunately, Greta's hatred of the world's only Jewish nation overshadows her love for the environment. Although Israel is a world leader in the fight against climate disasters and rushes to help in global crises, Greta stands on the side of her murderous terrorist enemies,” founder Liora Rez said in a statement.

“Her actions speak louder than her words. She claims to care about the future of humanity, but Greta's hypocrisy is evident as she actively supports Hamas leaders who openly call for genocide.”

Thunberg's arrest at the University of Copenhagen was just her latest appearance at an anti-Israel demonstration, a cause she has vigorously pursued since the Hamas attack on October 7.

“We demand that the administration of Stockholm University break off all ties, agreements and cooperation with the genocidal apartheid state of Israel,” she wrote after taking part in a demonstration at Stockholm University in May, during which she was also taken away by police.

Just days after October 7, she joined the pro-Palestinian movement and posted a photo of herself holding a sign reading “Stand with Gaza” next to a toy octopus, which some interpret as a reference to Nazi anti-Semitic propaganda designed to visualize Judaism’s alleged network of control over the world.

Thunberg, who is autistic, later removed the photo, claiming she was “completely unaware” of the historical use of anti-Semitic octopus imagery and clarifying that the image was meant to express her feelings.

“The toy in the picture is a tool that autistic people often use to communicate feelings,” she said.