There is a post-military tradition of travel among young Israelis, with thousands of Israelis spending months in countries such as India, Sri Lanka and Thailand every year.
But the number of these Israelis converging on Pai has riled up the local population.
“The Israelis here treat us like second-class citizens … we’re tired of it,” a Thai businessman in Pai, who requested anonymity fearing a fallout affecting his firms, told This Week in Asia.
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