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From ‘Grey Jews’ to Perceived Zionist Neo-Occupation Threats in Thailand
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In an interview with an Israeli media outlet published earlier this week, Israeli Ambassador to Thailand Alona Fisher-Kamm acknowledged that anti-Israel sentiment in Thailand had shifted from anger among some Thais over rude Israeli tourists, law-breaking tourists and expats to people chanting “Free Palestine” outside the embassy.
Key facts
- In an interview with an Israeli media outlet published earlier this week, Israeli Ambassador to Thailand Alona Fisher-Kamm acknowledged that anti-Israel sentiment in Thailand had shifted from anger among some Thais over rude Israeli
- In an interview with Ynetnews, an Israeli news website, the article noted that Fisher-Kamm said the protest outside the embassy “also demonstrated that the issue had begun to extend beyond tourism.”
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Summary
In an interview with Ynetnews, an Israeli news website, the article noted that Fisher-Kamm said the protest outside the embassy “also demonstrated that the issue had begun to extend beyond tourism.”
Ynetnews then quoted the ambassador: “If the demonstration had only been about improving Israeli behavior or opposing the presence of Israelis in Thailand, then chants of ‘Free Palestine’ and insults against Jews should not have been there.”