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Israeli family says Koh Samui park refused entry

An Israeli family visiting Koh Samui says it was refused entry to Samui Exotic Park in Mae Nam because of its nationality, before a confrontation with a man representing the attraction.

Videos shared online on 14 August show the family, who were accompanied by two young daughters, challenging staff at the park entrance. Later posts on the park's official Instagram Story appeared to endorse the exclusion of Israeli visitors.

Family records confrontation

Footage filmed by the mother, and widely circulated online, begins with her speaking to staff behind a counter.

"Because we're from Israel? What have we done to you? We haven't done anything," she says in the recording.

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Picture courtesy of Khoasod

The footage then cuts to a man described as representing the zoo telling the family to leave. "Okay, bye. Bye-bye," he says.

When the woman asks for his name, the man responds with profanity. As she repeats the question, he approaches the group and says: "Move off my place."

The man then appears to attempt to headbutt the woman's husband. She replies, "Okay, okay, we're leaving. We're leaving," before he throws a small white sign in her direction while she continues recording.

Park account posts anti-Israeli imagery

Samui Exotic Park also posted silent CCTV footage of the confrontation, filmed from behind the counter. The wider-angle video appears to show the family, including the two girls, leaving the entrance area after the dispute.

Further Instagram Stories on the park's official account appeared to reinforce its position. One clip showed an Israeli flag carrying a red no-entry symbol beside a shooting target marked with holes.

As the camera moved from the sign to a nearby Free Palestine flag, the person filming could be heard whistling.

Those later posts do not independently confirm the family's account of events before recording began. However, they appeared to show that the attraction's official social-media account supported refusing Israeli visitors after the confrontation.

The park had previously drawn online criticism for displaying Palestinian flags and a "Free Palestine" sign. At that time, Samui Exotic Park said it welcomed visitors of all nationalities, while expecting guests to respect its rules.


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JimCM Gold Member

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22 minutes ago, johng said:

He probably would.....

but 'Jewish' is not an ethnicity it is a religion

as anyone can convert to become a Jew same as 'Muslim,Christian,Buddhist etc are not ethnicity's..the Zionists try very hard to conflate the two so they can call anyone who disagrees with them 'antisemitic' (Jew hater) which itself is is totally misused as the Palestinians are the most semitic people and the most abused by those calling others 'antisemitic'

Israel is an genocidal,apartheid,terrorist state.

Very true. He supports Israel yet will not condemn the crimes.

Jingthing Legendary Member

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2 minutes ago, JimCM said:

Very true. He supports Israel yet will not condemn the crimes.

Stop with your sleazy straw man lies.

You're obviously obsessed ONLY with Israel, ONLY with Jews.

I've been very clear that I support the right of Israel to exist and defend itself.

I condemn war crimes done by many nations including Israel, Hamas, my own USA, and many others.

Nick Carter icp Star Member

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13 minutes ago, JimCM said:

Very true. He supports Israel yet will not condemn the crimes.

Stick to this story, have you condemned the French man for attacking the Israeli ?

johng Star Member

johng

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27 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Think what you like.

I do.. so that's why I think Israel is a genocidal,apartheid ,terrorist state..

UbonEagle Advanced Member

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While I don't support this discrimination against anyone, the Israelis need to apply some common sense too... A lot of Southern Thailand is Muslim...if I was an Israeli I wouldn't be travelling there now

Roadsternut Gold Member

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On 8/15/2026 at 2:22 AM, koolkarl said:

I am not Israeli but I certainly wouldn't go to this bigoted park.

I probably wouldn't go to an "exotic animal" park anyhow. I doubt they are a participant in any WWF conservation efforts. Wonder what the other 51% of the park's shareholders think of this?

Roadsternut Gold Member

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In this thread, there have been a few attempts to dox individuals in the original video, including someone posting a name. Thailand has laws against that activity, and they consider those laws to be extraterritorial, if victims want to seek legal redress. And I expect any Thailand business would be fully cooperative with the Thai authorities if they wish to pursue action.

Frankly the video likely breaks Thai digital privacy laws, and it should probably be removed from viewing.

Roadsternut Gold Member

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37 minutes ago, Roadsternut said:

I probably wouldn't go to an "exotic animal" park anyhow. I doubt they are a participant in any WWF conservation efforts. Wonder what the other 51% of the park's shareholders think of this?

Edit: I saw later replies. I understand now. This post should be deleted.

suspectdevice Senior Member

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On 8/15/2026 at 6:25 PM, Somjot said:

And then you come up with your own twisted narrative.

Nothing twisted about it. I only stated the facts about 7/10

Where is the evidence that Hamas fighters or weapons were hidden in all those buildings—whether residential, hospitals, schools, or universities?

Israel have known about the tunnels for years and hamas DID hide in the tunnels. Weapons and dead hostages were found in them. Israel dropped leaflets to inform the people to leave as they were going to bomb these areas.

It is the exact same narrative they are currently using to destroy Lebanon.

Remember when it was all about the hostages? We were told: 'Return the hostages and everything is over.' Yes that was said and all hostages alive and dead were all accounted for by 26/01/2026

Well, we’ve seen how that went.

Nothing is over. Gazans are being killed every single day.

If the safe return of the hostages is your main concern, how can you possibly hope to achieve that by bombing every building where they might be held?

They did not know where the hostages were being held. They were split over several locations. Bombing were the most effective action against an underground enemy.

If this is retaliation—which, by the way, is illegal under international law—then so was October 7.

So Palestine got their retaliation in first?

October 7 was an invasion and Israel didn't retaliate, they declared war. Same as USA after the Twin Towers.

Or do you think Israel didn't kill people prior to that date?

There were killings from both sides but Israel faced constant bombings, rocket fire from hamas and the various other factions. Palestinians were allowed to work and come and go in Israel.

What kind of retaliation lasts for over a thousand days in response to a one-day attack?

We all feel that it went on too long but i guess Israel are trying to make sure another 7/10 with all it's atrocities, never happens again.

Says a lot about them.

suspectdevice Senior Member

suspectdevice

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5 hours ago, johng said:

I do.. so that's why I think Israel is a genocidal,apartheid ,terrorist state..

Genocidal (river to the sea) Terrorist state (hamas). You seem to be describing Palestine....

Israel isn't an apartheid state. Palestinians were allowed to come and go and work in Israel. Remember how they could use public transport and leave bombs on buses?

Somjot Gold Member

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17 hours ago, Jingthing said:

My country?

Are you insane?

I beg your pardon.

The sheer passion with which you defend or deny Israeli war crimes, combined with the absolute audacity of your mental gymnastics, naturally led me to assume you were Israeli.

But hey, seeing how frantically you're rushing to reject that conclusion leaves me with a much more entertaining question:

Are you anti-Semitic?

Jingthing Legendary Member

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43 minutes ago, Somjot said:

I beg your pardon.

The sheer passion with which you defend or deny Israeli war crimes, combined with the absolute audacity of your mental gymnastics, naturally led me to assume you were Israeli.

But hey, seeing how frantically you're rushing to reject that conclusion leaves me with a much more entertaining question:

Are you anti-Semitic?

So you are insane.

Somjot Gold Member

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On 8/16/2026 at 9:31 PM, Jingthing said:

I haven't experienced even one Jew even one time refer to Jews or themselves as chosen.

Instead irs become a cudgel for racist Jew haters.

Doesn´t matter what you have or have not experienced. It´s in their Torah:

  1. Deuteronomy 7:6; God chose the Israelites out of all peoples on earth to be His treasured people.

  2. Deuteronomy 14:2: God chose them to be a treasured people above all nations on the earth.

  3. Exodus 19:5-6: The Israelites are a "kingdom of priests and a holy nation" if they keep the covenant.

  4. Genesis 17:7-8: Details the everlasting covenant made between God, Abraham, and his descendants.

The same book which states that God promised the Land of Israel/Canaan to Abraham and his descendants (the Israelites/Jewish people).

Passages such as Genesis 17:8 and Deuteronomy 1:8 describe the land as an everlasting possession given by God to the lineage of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Do you really believe they would not act on the latter if they would not believe in the former?

17 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

Jews were selected by God for a covenant that places religious obligations on the Jews as outlined in the Torah. These obligations included keeping the Ten Commandments;

Yeah, and as we all can see every day, they are taking those Commandments very seriously.

17 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

None of this had to do with racial or ethnic superiority.

You might want to have a serious chat with some of your fellow BMs here, especially with one of them:

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Jingthing Legendary Member

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Just now, Somjot said:

Doesn´t matter what you have or have not experienced. It´s in their Torah:

  1. Deuteronomy 7:6; God chose the Israelites out of all peoples on earth to be His treasured people.

  2. Deuteronomy 14:2: God chose them to be a treasured people above all nations on the earth.

  3. Exodus 19:5-6: The Israelites are a "kingdom of priests and a holy nation" if they keep the covenant.

  4. Genesis 17:7-8: Details the everlasting covenant made between God, Abraham, and his descendants.

The same book which states that God promised the Land of Israel/Canaan to Abraham and his descendants (the Israelites/Jewish people).

Passages such as Genesis 17:8 and Deuteronomy 1:8 describe the land as an everlasting possession given by God to the lineage of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Do you really believe they would not act on the latter if they would not believe in the former?

Yeah, and as we all can see every day, they are taking those Commandments very seriously.

You might want to have a serious chat with some of your fellow BMs here, especially with one of them:

Ezzra 4.JPG

It's used as a racist Jew hating cudgel.

Your sleaze is a prime example.

Mr Awesome Advanced Member

Mr Awesome

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(edited)

22 hours ago, Somjot said:

Foolish people with an IQ slightly over room temperature need this black-and-white, good-versus-bad thinking to understand the world.

This is precisely the endeavor in which you are fully involved.

Edited by Mr Awesome

Mr Awesome Advanced Member

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On 8/16/2026 at 10:29 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

So, you fully support signs like this ?

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The sign saying "no blacks" would certainly offend the left, but they seem to accept a "no Jews" sentiment.

Mr Awesome Advanced Member

Mr Awesome

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20 hours ago, Somjot said:

Haven't they? Millions of Arab and Muslim Americans faced a severe backlash after the September 11 attacks. FBI data showed anti-Muslim hate crimes jumped dramatically, rising from 28 incidents in 2000 to 481 in 2001. Many individuals suffered verbal abuse, physical assaults, workplace discrimination, and increased government surveillance solely because of their perceived identity

You have a strong skill in statistics. You were able to extrapolate 481 incidents to represent millions.

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