Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and a coalition of left-wing politicians and activists attempted another “aid flotilla” to Gaza this weekend—only to be forced back to shore within hours of departing Spain.
Around 30 boats, loaded with supplies and staffed with self-styled humanitarians, set sail from Barcelona on Sunday with the stated goal of reaching Gaza. The voyage quickly fell apart. According to Spain’s ABC News, the captains decided windy conditions were too dangerous and returned to port.
“Due to unsafe weather conditions, we conducted a sea trial and then returned to port to allow the storm to pass,” the group admitted in a statement reported by the Daily Mail.
“This meant delaying our departure to avoid risking complications with the smaller boats.”
The supposed humanitarian mission came as activists accused Israel of blocking aid shipments into Gaza. Israel has consistently rejected those claims, pointing instead to Hamas terrorists who routinely seize, hoard, or disrupt aid deliveries meant for civilians.
Among the passengers was Greta Thunberg, who before launch declared: “This project is part of a global uprising of people standing up… when our governments fail to step up, the people will take their place, and that their atrocities and their complicity in the genocide in Gaza right now.. is not something that we can stand for.”
At just 22, Thunberg has built a career on alarmist climate rhetoric and now directs her focus on vilifying Israel. She has repeatedly accused the Jewish state of “genocide,” despite Hamas’s own documented atrocities.
This is not Thunberg’s first failed attempt. In June, she tried to sail into Gaza but was detained and deported by Israel. During that detention, Israeli officials attempted to show her footage of Hamas’s October 7th terror attacks—mass killings, kidnappings, and atrocities that shocked the world. Thunberg and her allies refused to watch, later accusing Israel of “kidnapping” them.
Now, despite the setbacks, ABC reports the group plans to try again once the weather clears.
The irony is impossible to miss. While Hamas terrorists fire rockets and exploit civilians as shields, Western activists stage symbolic boat trips and make grand statements. These stunts may win headlines, but they do nothing to address the real crisis—Hamas’s stranglehold over Gaza and the constant threat it poses to Israel and its people.
In the end, these voyages highlight the growing divide between leftist theatrics and genuine solutions. For Israel, security remains a necessity. For Hamas, civilians remain pawns. And for Greta, it’s another failed voyage dressed up as a revolution.
