Israeli Tourists Accused of Shoplifting in Phuket

8 hours ago, Jingthing said:

So you think they deserve the death penalty for shoplifting? Interesting.

Ben-Gvir would vote for that.

8 hours ago, Off Piste said:

.....and from the horse's mouth..............will take generations and/or a catastrophe to change that clear cut stance.......

I've come to think it will take the disbandment of the State of Israel to effect that. Sadly, they don't deserve it. Can't live without violence, right from HaShoMer.

5 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

I've come to think it will take the disbandment of the State of Israel to effect that. Sadly, they don't deserve it. Can't live without violence, right from HaShoMer.

So which other nations do you hope are ended or is it only the one tiny Jewish one?

I'm hearing a lot of replies which could be considered antisemitic. Yeah, I know some Jews are thin-skinned but racist drivel doesn't add.

I was driving through Sausalito in our camper with our maybe 7-8 year old daughter. There was this cool store with all kinds of little things.

When we got back to the van, I found a tiny something in her hand. I told her to walk the two blocks back by herself, give the item back and apologise to the shopkeeper. Of course, I followed her from a distance.

Shopkeeper told me she had lots of shoplifting but nobody had ever come back to apologise before.

Caveat. In my 20s, my wife & I got into shoplifting. We couldn't afford Roquefort or record albums. But what she got caught for, and arrested, was vitamins for pregnancy.

Judge let her off with a stern warning. We never shoplifted again. I still have the sterling silver pig "from Uncle Tim" at Xmas: Timothy Eaton. No wonder they went out of business.

Nothing to see here...it was promised to them 3000 years ago!

9 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

I'm hearing a lot of replies which could be considered antisemitic. Yeah, I know some Jews are thin-skinned but racist drivel doesn't add.

I was driving through Sausalito in our camper with our maybe 7-8 year old daughter. There was this cool store with all kinds of little things.

When we got back to the van, I found a tiny something in her hand. I told her to walk the two blocks back by herself, give the item back and apologise to the shopkeeper. Of course, I followed her from a distance.

Shopkeeper told me she had lots of shoplifting but nobody had ever come back to apologise before.

Caveat. In my 20s, my wife & I got into shoplifting. We couldn't afford Roquefort or record albums. But what she got caught for, and arrested, was vitamins for pregnancy.

Judge let her off with a stern warning. We never shoplifted again. I still have the sterling silver pig "from Uncle Tim" at Xmas: Timothy Eaton. No wonder they went out of business.

I had a similar experience as a kid when I took some kind of baseball card or bubble gum don't recall which from a local shop. My Dad discovered it at home and made me go back and apologize. That was good parenting for sure. This was the kind of old timey store where people knew your name. Very Mayberry

Times are tough even in Israel I guess or an early learning, start small and move onto bigger..

Those kids will be back in 20 years and living on the streets of Thailand on an overstay.

6 hours ago, Farmer1956 said:

Will probably claim that the sweets were promised to them 3000 years ago.

OK, it's rare that I LOL... but LOL 🤣😂

10 hours ago, Jingthing said:

So you think they deserve the death penalty for shoplifting? Interesting.

If they could somehow be spirited to Gaza, they could be traded for the thousands of Palestinians held indefinitely without charges under terrible conditions in torture facilities. Of course anyone freed might be rearrested for no good reason.

11 hours ago, Celsius said:

Jews are rich and don't need to steal.

There are two sides to every story

Over 25% of Israelis are not Jews.

Sad to see a once great country wreck itself to lure in mass tourism.

7 hours ago, Farmer1956 said:

Will probably claim that the sweets were promised to them 3000 years ago.

Nice to see the bigots coming out from under the rocks.

1 hour ago, poohy2 said:

Nothing to see here...it was promised to them 3000 years ago!

That joke has been told two time already in this thread

11 hours ago, Celsius said:

Jews are rich and don't need to steal.

There are two sides to every story

Rich or not, stealing is against the law everywhere. And encouraging your children to do the same is disgusting.

Why didn’t the staff call police ???

1 hour ago, placnx said:

If they could somehow be spirited to Gaza, they could be traded for the thousands of Palestinians held indefinitely without charges under terrible conditions in torture facilities. Of course anyone freed might be rearrested for no good reason.

Virtue signaling on steroids.

Those poor innocent brown skinned Arab angels.

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

That joke has been told two time already in this thread

Didn’t realise we needed to review the entire thread before posting—cheers, forum police 👮‍♂️

2 hours ago, geisha said:

Why didn’t the staff call police ???

It's Mossad I tell ya!

Israelis stealing candy? Jeezus H. Christ, they'll probably be shot right off the plane back at Ben Gurion.

"We're busting our butts here raping and killing and pillaging day in day out. Any you did what in Thailand? Seriously?"

3 hours ago, geisha said:

Why didn’t the staff call police ???

Why haven't there been any arrests ?

Publicised cases like this and the Police nearly alwys make arrests by the following day .

Wouldnt be hard to find the family

Some years back I was frequenting Pinklao Mall in Bkk. There was a family of four, the adults in their 30s and two kids around 8 to 10. They were definitely from the Middle East (or what the news in Malaysia would call Western Asia). They were always dressed up, the guy in a suit and tie and the woman in a dress. I caught them stealing from the shops a few times, and it was always the same ruse: the kids get their pockets and the insides of their jackets stuffed (I once saw them cram a loaf of bread inside a kid's jacket, and it was pretty obvious), then all four rush the checkout counter with a cheap item and a lot of loud talk (English) about how they are in a terrible hurry and please just this small item etc. I saw this at least three times, none of the clerks seem to catch on, and seemed they were just pleased to get them out of the shop. I would think a manager would step in if he saw it happen, and DEFINITELY a proprietor would make a stand.

Contrary to all the conventional wisdom deposited on AN, Israel is also home to Muslims, various Christian sects (some of which pre-date the church of Rome) and more than one sect of Judaism.

19 hours ago, Jim Waldron said:

This family has obviously chosen not to heed the message from their Embassy to adhere strictly to local laws to avoid facing severe legal penalties.

God's Chosen People. Shalom!

12 hours ago, bxf said:

Nice to see the bigots coming out from under the rocks.

Not pleasant to see little kids stealing and being encouraged by their parents.

12 hours ago, Jingthing said:

It's Mossad I tell ya!

More like Hamas, the local police are frightened to go anywhere near them over 20 baht,

It's a cultural thing. In some countries shoplifting, and other minor theft, isn't really considered a crime. Here the social norms are totally different. For example, shoes are left outside of temples, stuff is left hanging on motorbikes, doors are left open, etc., it's a society based on trust, at least where minor stuff is concerned. This worked when when nearly all tourists were of a certain ilk.

On 5/8/2026 at 4:03 AM, Rickman66 said:

Hmm an Israeli taking something without paying 🤔 that's unusual

Those groceries were probably promised to them 3,000 years ago.

On 5/8/2026 at 1:43 PM, Nick Carter icp said:

On 5/8/2026 at 12:13 PM, Liverpool Lou said:

Many Israelis speak Arabic also.

Jewish Israelis wouldn't speak Arabic to each other

I'm sure they wouldn't but, then, no one claimed that they would. However, you claimed that "Israelis speak Hebrew", suggesting that all Israelis speak Hebrew when, in fact, approximately 20% of the Israeli population are Arabs with Israeli citizenship i.e. they are Israelis who speak Arabic.

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I'm sure they wouldn't but, then, no one claimed that they would. However, you claimed that "Israelis speak Hebrew", suggesting that all Israelis speak Hebrew when, in fact, approximately 20% of the Israeli population are Arabs with Israeli citizenship i.e. they are Israelis who speak Arabic.

Posters want to bash Jews .

If the people in the video are Arabs, they will get a free pass .

My point was it sounded like they are speaking Arabic , so they wouldn't be Jews

The shoplifting is reprehensible but trivial. The real story is that Thais are fed up with the behaviour of Israeli tourists in general. They are also fed up with their illegal businesses and land ownership.

In Western countries Israel has very powerful political lobbies that have influence or even control over governments. Such as the US, UK, Australia and some European countries. Any criticism of Israel or Israelis in the West is immediately branded as antisemitism which can even see politicians like Jeremy Corbyn hounded from office (by the Epsteinite Petie Mandelson) and replaced by the pro-Israel Kier Starmer.

in Thailand there isn’t a strong Israel lobby. So Thais can say what they like about Israelis without fear of being branded as antisemites. In fact the vast majority of Thais have no idea what is Judaism is the Jewish race. So they can’t hate something they don’t even know exists. They just react to what they see in front of their eyes which is obnoxious behaviour by arrogant tourists and flagrant violation of laws intended to protect rights of Thais.

Malaysia and Indonesia don’t have problems with Israeli tourists because they don’t let them in and there is no backlash from their tourism industries demanded that Israelis should be admitted. Perhaps Thailand should take a leaf from the books of their ASEAN neighbours and which would remove these problems and clean up the illegal businesses in Koh Phangnan, Samui etc in one fell swoop. A half way house would be to discontinue visa free entry.