Greta Thunberg posts 'Stand With Gaza' tweet, then deletes. Here's why
Greta Thunberg made a social media post in support of Palestine. Hours later, she deleted the post and re-posted the photo, but with slight editing. | The 20-year-old activist tweeted, “Today we strike in solidarity with Palestine and Gaza. The world needs to speak up and call for an immediate ceasefire, justice and freedom for Palestinians and all civilians affected.” But a stuffed animal in the photo drew public backlash, with several X users accusing Thunberg of sending out an “anti-semitic message”. Propaganda cartoonists have often used the image of an octopus to warn of a global Jewish conspiracy. It was a caricature deployed by the Nazis. ● Greta Thunberg deleted the social media post and shared the photo again after editing out the stuffed toy. She wrote, “It has come to my knowledge that the stuffed animal shown in my earlier post can be interpreted as a symbol for antisemitism, which I was completely unaware of. The toy in the picture is a tool often used by autistic people as a way to communicate feelings.”