Thai Examiner
Israeli Embassy urges the media to be accurate about reporting nationalities after Phuket dine and dash
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Israel’s embassy demands false reports be removed after Israelis were blamed for an ฿8,000 Patong restaurant walkout. Police say the diners were Saudi and Moroccan as hostility now grows over tourists, threats and foreign-run businesses in the south.
Key facts
- Israel’s embassy demands false reports be removed after Israelis were blamed for an ฿8,000 Patong restaurant walkout
- Patong restaurant dispute ends before investigators after four tourists refuse to pay an ฿8,000 bill
- Israel’s embassy has intervened after Saudi Arabian and Moroccan tourists were falsely identified as Israelis in an ฿8,000 Patong restaurant dispute
- The reports claimed Israelis ordered approximately ฿8,000 in food and drinks before attempting to leave
- Four tourists ordered food and drinks costing approximately ฿8,000
- False reports identify Saudi and Moroccan tourists as Israelis before police finally issue a correction
Summary
Israel’s embassy has intervened after Saudi Arabian and Moroccan tourists were falsely identified as Israelis in an ฿8,000 Patong restaurant dispute. The damaging error spread as Palestinian flag confrontations, the escalating Samui Exotic Park affair and foreign-business complaints fuelled hostility across southern Thailand.
The Israeli Embassy has intervened after media reports falsely blamed Israeli tourists for an unpaid Phuket restaurant bill. The reports claimed Israelis ordered approximately ฿8,000 in food and drinks before attempting to leave. However, police identified the customers as one Saudi Arabian man and three Moroccan women.