Hundreds of Thais, led by a veteran political activist, rallied outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok on Thursday in a rare public protest against a group of foreign nationals.The protest follows months of complaints about illegal landholding, disrespect towards local culture and proliferation of religious houses for Israelis, echoing those made by some locals in the Philippines and Sri Lanka.Israelis have been flocking to Thailand since the War on Gaza that followed the Hamas-assault" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="202299" data-entity-type="event">October 7 Hamas assault on their country. Many are service personnel from the Israel-defence-forces" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="113408" data-entity-type="organization">Israel Defence Forces seeking respite from a war that has killed over 70,000 Palestinians and left around 2 million more stranded on the strip without food and water.
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THU · 2026-09-10 · 08:31 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0910-110216
NSR-2026-0910-110216News Report·EN·Social Justice
Thais take to streets in rare protest against Israel: ‘not for sale’
Hundreds of Thais protested outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok on Thursday, led by a political activist. This rare demonstration stems from months of complaints regarding illegal landholding, perceived disrespect towards local culture, and the increase of religious houses for Israelis.
SCMP ReporterSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-10 · 08:31 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hundreds of Thais protested outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok on Thursday, led by a political activist. This rare demonstration stems from months of complaints regarding illegal landholding, perceived disrespect towards local culture, and the increase of religious houses for Israelis. The article notes that Israelis have been coming to Thailand in large numbers since the war in Gaza began following the October 7 Hamas assault. Many of these individuals are reportedly Israel Defense Forces personnel seeking a break from the conflict. Similar concerns have been raised by locals in the Philippines and Sri Lanka.
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Hundreds of Thais protested outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok.
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Israelis have been flocking to Thailand since the war on Gaza.
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The protest was against a group of foreign nationals, specifically Israelis.
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Many Israelis seeking respite are service personnel from the Israel Defence Forces.
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Complaints include illegal landholding, disrespect towards local culture, and proliferation of religious houses for Israelis.
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