Watch: Greta Thunberg addresses Israeli deportation in first video after release

Greta Thunberg speaks out after Israel deport herGreta Thunberg

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00:00The Global Summa Trotilla is about solidarity with Palestinians, international solidarity.

00:06And what Israel did was mainly not to illegally abduct us in international waters and abuse us

00:12in prison, but it was that it stopped a humanitarian mission and violating international law by

00:17preventing humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, a population that are being systematically

00:23starved by Israel. And this is a blatant violation of international humanitarian and maritime law.

00:30And I also want to make it very clear that our imprisonment by Israel is a direct result of

00:35our governments. They keep talking about the importance of upholding human rights and international

00:40law and to get aid into Gaza. And then when we do their job, trying to do just that while being

00:47completely peaceful and abiding by international law, they fail to ensure our safety. And this mission

00:54should not have to exist. It is a last resort when all means fall short and when those in power

01:00fail to step up and do with a bare minimum.