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Israeli embassy urges tourists to respect Thai laws & culture

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Israel's embassy in Thailand has released a Thai-language video aimed at addressing concerns about Israeli tourists, with deputy chief of mission Rami Teplitskiy delivering a message urging visitors to respect local laws and culture.

The video was posted on the embassy's Israel in Thailand Facebook page on Friday, September 11, 2026, accompanied by a statement in both Thai and English. The embassy said it was working closely with Thai authorities on the issue.

Teplitskiy delivered the message in Thai, an effort the embassy said was intended to allow him to communicate directly and sincerely with Thai people. The embassy apologised in advance for any pronunciation errors.

Embassy cites guidance for Israeli travellers

Alongside the video, the embassy said it had already issued an official guidance brochure for Israeli travellers to Thailand.

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The brochure stresses what the embassy described as "strict respect for Thai culture and laws". It did not announce any new Thai immigration, visa or tourism rules.

For Israeli visitors and expatriates, the message is a reminder that embassy advice does not replace local regulations. Foreign nationals in Thailand remain subject to Thai law, including rules governing conduct in public places, business activity, accommodation and travel.

A message aimed at Thai audiences

The decision to issue the message in Thai appears intended to address those concerns directly with a Thai audience rather than only with Israeli nationals.

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Picture courtesy of The Nation

In its accompanying statement, the embassy said it remained "fully committed to safeguarding our warm friendship" between Israel and Thailand. It also said it would continue encouraging Israeli visitors to treat all Thai people with honour and respect.

Thailand is a major destination for overseas visitors, and the embassy's wording underlines the importance for tourists of understanding local social expectations as well as formal laws. This can include behaving respectfully towards local communities and following instructions from Thai authorities.

The embassy did not say whether the brochure or video would be distributed beyond its social-media channels, or provide further details of its discussions with Thai authorities.

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12 September 2026

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    What many should be asking at this point is whether or not Israel is still a true democracy with the extent of censorship of the press, and massive suppression of people's right to speak out and criticize the government and it's actions, and going as far as threatening to revoke citizenship for criticism of such. Israel should be so ashamed of itself.

    Israel has long been a thin-skinned snowflake state with a spectacularly low level of tolerance for any type of criticism. Recently this is reached new and rather despicable levels.

    Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has threatened to strip filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of their citizenship after the two won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival for a documentary about Israeli airstrikes killing Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

    The film, called "NAZA" — a Hebrew acronym said to be used for counting the estimated number of civilians to be killed in a military strike — contains interviews with Israeli intelligence operatives behind the attacks.

    Israel's military denies deliberately targeting civilians.

    Zohar said Abraham and Szor were "willing to harm their homeland in order just to get applause from antisemites around the world."

    "I will act immediately to revoke the Israeli citizenship of these despicable creators for treason against the state," Zohar wrote on X.

    For "NAZA," Abraham and Szor spoke to 24 Israeli military or intelligence personnel in nighttime interviews on rooftops in Tel Aviv.

    Those interviewed gave details on the AI-powered targeting systems used to bombard Gaza in Israel's offensive in retaliation for the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, which killed around 1,200 people in Israel.

    According to figures by Gaza officials, which are considered to be broadly reliable by the UN, more than 73,000 Palestinian people, including 20,000 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks since the operation began.

    Abraham said "the Israeli intelligence officers we spoke with talked to us about how this mass killing is systemic: not by accident, but by design, actions of murder and policies that are based on the total dehumanization of Palestinians."

    https://www.dw.com/en/israeli-minister-accuses-naza-filmmakers-of-treason/a-79255860

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