1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

This crim was cheating other Israelis.

And spending his ill gotten gains in Thailand.

So I don’t really see how spending Thai taxpayers dollars having to track him down, lock him up and feed him really has helped the lovely Thai people in this case.

 

Thai Immigration wee involved - he's not getting locked up here, he'll get deported.

 

Its of no surprise that you want to narrow this down to single criminal rather than see the bigger picture that its in the interest of all Thai's and everyone else here that both domestic and foreign criminals are not given a free pass here.

 

 

Just now, richard_smith237 said:

Thai Immigration wee involved - he's not getting locked up here, he'll get deported.

So where is he now?

And who is feeding him? 
 

Anyway good riddance.

13 hours ago, ronster said:

Time Thai police and Israel set up a database to catch people fleeing Israel, as this is about the third one in a week that has done a runner from their promised land and ended up in samui.

Tip of the iceberg as far as criminals hiding in the country go though.

 

They do have a list and the Israelis did inform Thai immigration. He was tracked and caught. The man is pure filth.

Yes, there are many similar criminals who are hiding out in Thailand. The  enhanced  electronic entry procedures and visa regulations will take a bite out of their ease of entry and stay.

Just now, MalcolmB said:

3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

it’s that Thai social and local reaction shifts with the target of the month, and Israeli tourists just happen to be it right now...

I would say it is historical ongoing issue going back to the 90s when No Israel signs were a common sight on Thailands southern islands.

 

I was in Chaweng in the late 90's - I recall seeing a 'No Israeli' sign - it stood out because it was odd, not because it was common place - though I imagine there were a handful scattered about but understood the underlying reasons why...   A lot of properties on Islands of the south are owned by Muslims - I think you want to ignore that part - its been discussed plenty of times before.

 

 

2 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

Yes, there are many similar criminals who are hiding out in Thailand.

Yes, I read somewhere that 2,500 of them will not be given any more visa extensions 

2 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Thai Immigration wee involved - he's not getting locked up here, he'll get deported.

So where is he now?

And who is feeding him? 
 

Anyway good riddance.

 

He’s probably in a Thai detention centre awaiting deportation - detainees are charged for their stay there...

 

And.. I agree - good riddance.

It’s far better to have these individuals, and all foreign criminals accused of crimes overseas, removed from Thailand. Kudos to the Thai Immigration authorities for assisting Israel in apprehending him, and hats off to the Israeli authorities for pressing to ensure he was caught.

Now the focus should also turn to the many other foreign nationals committing scams here - they need to be dealt with as well.

 

17 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

you know that and have struck gold with your anti-Israel posts - even worthy of poster of the day I'd say !!  

Thanks mate.

Certainly struck a chord with those that come across them often and experienced them first hand.

 

I hope they can start showing a bit of respect like the Russians seemed to have now.

The Thais are very forgiving people, so their is hope for them but only if they heed the Embassy advice.

8 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

11 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

narrow this down to single criminal rather than see the bigger picture

No it is not a single incident.

It has been reported as a crime wave.

 

Where exactly is this so-called “crime wave” you keep pushing? You frame it as though it’s a sweeping phenomenon, but when we look closely, it’s clear you’re not presenting objective evidence - you just post individual issues and media bias.

 

If your goal is to portray a “crime wave,” you might point to statistics showing higher rates of crime among certain groups of foreign nationals; The Chinese and Cambodians for example,  - but then you’d feel compelled to downplay those numbers because, proportionally, some groups are simply larger in population. You might invoke proportionality, yet you stop short of rigorous research or meaningful context, choosing instead to cherry-pick data that suits your narrative.

 

The result is a clear attempt to advance a biased, anti-Israeli agenda rather than illuminate reality.

 

What strikes me as interesting is that I’m not entirely opposed to your viewpoint when it is grounded in facts - Israelis do have a reputation for being problematic here - But the problem here is that facts are scarce in your posts. Instead, you flood the forum with selective anecdotes and isolated media incidents, conflating them as if they represent a widespread societal crisis. The effect is not analysis - it’s propaganda disguised as commentary. You’re presenting bias, not balanced evidence, and trying to manufacture outrage.

5 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

It was not because of their religion that those signs went up. 
Like the more recent ones in Pai they were put up because Thai people were sick of their behavior.

Not many resorts in the south are owned by Muslims, mostly Buddhist Thais and Chinese Thais.

Nice try though.

 

 

After months of enduring Israeli tourists snatching his restaurant’s tissues and condiments without permission, hogging seats without paying, and skipping lines, Bob reached his breaking point and decided to no longer welcome them.

Having worked all his life in the hospitality industry, he had never come across such behavior by visitors to the island.

 

 

I hate the repeated behavior I’ve encountered from many Israeli tourists — it happens so often that it led me to put up a ‘No Israel’ sign at my restaurant,” Bob said.

“What I’ve experienced isn’t just from one person — it happens repeatedly.”

 

Bob is not Muslim. Nice try using the antisemitism card but it is not so effective these days.

 

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621192/world

 

You weren’t in Thailand at the time - you didn’t see the signs yourself and have inflated the comments you read and exaggerated them - it second hand observation you are stating as fact.

I travelled all over the southern islands and saw exactly one such sign. The way you present it makes it sound like a widespread problem, but it simply wasn’t.

 

Now you’re conflating that with the issues in Pai, which are a very different situation. Pai has seen tensions largely because of the concentration of Israeli tourists, not because of religion or inherent behaviour. If the same number of any other nationality - say, Arabs in Pai - were concentrated in one small area of lower poplation there would natrially be some disruption, there would be criticism too. The difference isn’t about antisemitism; it’s about the scale and visibility of the issue.

 

The key point is to separate isolated incidents from systemic “problems” and not paint entire groups with a broad brush and jump on a bandwagon - but I don't credit you with the critical thought to be able to do that.

18 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Where exactly is this so-called “crime wave”

This scammer.

Sexual assault on the Finnish teen.

Illegal companies.

Counterfeiting

Theft of temple donations.

Weapons offenses.

Rampaging in hospital’s emergency rooms.

The armed robber.

The assault on the Thai female hotel receptionist who was kicked, choked and kneed.

The restaurant diners refusing to pay or trying to negotiate after already eating the meal.

Sex in public at tourist attractions in front of young children.

Working without work permits.

Setting up businesses reserved for Thais such as car and motorcycle rentals.

Employing cheaper illegal Burmese labour who are less likely to whistleblow.

And quite a few others I can not remember off the top of my head.

A whole lot of others that have got away with it.

The way some of them act you would think that their money built Thailand.

 

Comparing this to the Swiss fellow who slipped is drawing a long bow, even for you.

4 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

This scammer.

Sexual assault on the Finnish teen.

Illegal companies.

Counterfeiting

Theft of temple donations.

Weapons offenses.

Rampaging in hospital’s emergency rooms.

The armed robber.

The assault on the Thai female hotel receptionist who was kicked, choked and kneed.

The restaurant diners refusing to pay or trying to negotiate after already eating the meal.

Sex in public at tourist attractions in front of young children.

And quite a few others I can not remember off the top of my head.

A whole lot of others that have got away with it.

The way some of them act you would think that their money built Thailand.

 

Comparing this to the Swiss fellow who slipped is drawing a long bow, even for you.

 

Which highlights your bias - anyone can come up with such a list of any nationality...   we can be as bias as we want to be and you showcase this.... 

 

- American arrested at Phuket Airport with 6.6 kg of heroin – 16 July 2025, The Phuket News, The Phuket Express, Thai Examiner

- American academic (Paul Chambers) arrested for lese‑majesté – 8 April 2025, The Guardian, Reuters, DW, AP News

- Prosecutors drop lese‑majesté charges against American academic – 1 May 2025, Reuters, AP News

- American faces prison over bad TripAdvisor hotel review – 29 September 2020, The Guardian, CBS News

- American arrested for defamation after online hotel review – 2020, ABC News

- American tourist arrested for stabbing Norwegian tourist in Chiang Mai – 12 October 2023, Khaosod English

Livestreamer “Ice Poseidon” arrested in Bangkok for obscenity – 2019, Wikipedia, local news coverage

- American tourist dies after falling from hotel balcony – 2022, People

- American wanted for stock fraud arrested in Phuket – 2025, Bangkok Post

- American arrested for visa overstay in Chiang Mai – 2023, Reddit / forum report

- American allegedly stabs Australian tourist to death – 2022, Reddit / forum report

- American involved in bar fight with gunshot – 2021, Reddit / forum report

- American charged with murdering his pregnant Thai wife – 2023, Reddit / forum report

- Americans arrested for possession of psychotropic drugs – 2024, Khaosod English

- American arrested for reckless driving causing death – 2023, NY Post

35 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

 

They do have a list and the Israelis did inform Thai immigration. He was tracked and caught. The man is pure filth.

Yes, there are many similar criminals who are hiding out in Thailand. The  enhanced  electronic entry procedures and visa regulations will take a bite out of their ease of entry and stay.

Yes but they are still able to enter the country at immigration checkpoints so how is that possible. Some wont get caught for years 🙈

1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

As you said they are known to be problematic in Thailand (and other tourist areas that actually allow them entry)

 

Yes, I think they are 'well known' for being problematic in Thailand, as are Arabs, Chinese, Brits, Aussies - because when it happens the media pile on exaggerates the issues - its like self perpetuating news....

 

1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

The Thais are good at turning a blind eye to poor behavior but you can only push them so far.

Exaggeration and misleading - Thai's are very tolerant directly - but given a social media outlet and they are as vocal as any other nationality - and this is what we see here...   it self perpetuates and people jump on the bandwagon.

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Which highlights your bias - anyone can come up with such a list of any nationality...   we can be as bias as we want to be and you showcase this.... 

 

- American arrested at Phuket Airport with 6.6 kg of heroin – 16 July 2025, The Phuket News, The Phuket Express, Thai Examiner

- American academic (Paul Chambers) arrested for lese‑majesté – 8 April 2025, The Guardian, Reuters, DW, AP News

- Prosecutors drop lese‑majesté charges against American academic – 1 May 2025, Reuters, AP News

- American faces prison over bad TripAdvisor hotel review – 29 September 2020, The Guardian, CBS News

- American arrested for defamation after online hotel review – 2020, ABC News

- American tourist arrested for stabbing Norwegian tourist in Chiang Mai – 12 October 2023, Khaosod English

Livestreamer “Ice Poseidon” arrested in Bangkok for obscenity – 2019, Wikipedia, local news coverage

- American tourist dies after falling from hotel balcony – 2022, People

- American wanted for stock fraud arrested in Phuket – 2025, Bangkok Post

- American arrested for visa overstay in Chiang Mai – 2023, Reddit / forum report

- American allegedly stabs Australian tourist to death – 2022, Reddit / forum report

- American involved in bar fight with gunshot – 2021, Reddit / forum report

- American charged with murdering his pregnant Thai wife – 2023, Reddit / forum report

- Americans arrested for possession of psychotropic drugs – 2024, Khaosod English

- American arrested for reckless driving causing death – 2023, NY Post

I couldn’t agree more.

If it was up to me I would ban Americans from Thailand.

They are not worth the trouble in my opinion.

Warmongers.

1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

8 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

It’s a classic case of self generated bias: the behaviour of one group gets magnified while similar behaviour by other groups goes largely unnoticed.

I am just trying to take the heat of us Brits.

You should be thanking me.

 

Nice try - but your 'Brit bashing' was getting ignored and didn't win you your coveted poster of the day award - so you moved along to hookers - no luck there... moved on to bashing Israelis and found your niche.

Just now, MalcolmB said:

I couldn’t agree more.

If it was up to me I would ban Americans from Thailand.

They are not worth the trouble in my opinion.

Warmongers.

 

Yawn - give it up - there's another example of you post any comment to trigger a reaction...   Its such a weasel-ish way to go about your life....   

 

If you were to get 100's of reactions to that comment - I'm sure you'd go scrounging through all news and media sites looking for anti-American news for you to post and trigger a reaction....    

1 minute ago, richard_smith237 said:

I'm sure you'd go scrounging through all news and media sites looking for anti-American news for you to post

No need.

You just did it for me.

 

But you still refuse to accept the reality. 
There are no No USA signs going up. 
And Americans are quite popular with Thais in the hospitality industry. They don’t bargain the price after eating, steal the condiments etc but are known to be great tippers and generally very polite.

 

My anti Americanism stems mostly for their financial and weapons support for the Gazan genocide and the tariffs Trump has imposed on the UK.

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

But there is one caveat - posters cannot make anonymous post on that forum - ID is logged so contributors are forced to post with a lot more restraint - there are fewer outlandish triggering trolls as a result and few of the 'more extreme' less popular or anti-establishment opinions than we may see here... 

perhaps that is part of it but I think it is more to do with Thais being more polite socially and less angry generally.

 

I havent come across too many anally retentive Thais in my experience.

1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

No need.

You just did it for me.

 

But you still refuse to accept the reality. 
There are no No USA signs going up. 
And Americans are quite popular with Thais in the hospitality industry. They don’t bargain the price after eating, steal the condiments etc but are known to be great tippers and generally very polite.

 

My anti Americanism stems mostly for their financial and weapons support for the Gazan genocide and the tariffs Trump has imposed on the UK.

 

Over simplified and dumbed down generalisation...   

 

The reality is - a social media pile has created exaggerated interest in news  we may not have otherwise seen - its currently fashionable to be 'anti-Israel'...    and some are all over that like white on rice...   

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

12 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

a social media pile has created exaggerated interest in news  we may not have otherwise seen

I believe you are in Bangkok.

 

I unfortunately booked into a hotel down here that was 80-90% Israeli tourist.

It was absolutely disgusting the way they treated the resort and the staff. 

I understand that people who have never experienced it first hand will think it is just antisemitism.

I think that might be the key difference in why the No Israeli signs come up.

You will occasionally get a Brit’s, Aussie or American A-hole but they are a minority.

Whereas it seems that this is just standard behavior with MOST Israelis (not all).

 

You have to see it to believe it.

 

 

I've worked there (in Israel) and all over the Middle East...   the behavior of Israelis and Arabs is more similar then any other other cultures IMO...   Ironic when they are the most opposed.

 

 

 

 

Posts motivated by antisemitism, and some replies to them were removed, as they offend our Israeli membership, who are just as welcome here as anyone else.

 

Please don't be rude to others, or you will be removed from the conversation. We can all think of examples of bad behaviour from any nationality. Thank you. 

11 hours ago, BangkokHank said:

And the thing that they all have in common is that they're . . . ?

Criminals

It is wonderful to see that there is so much concern for the victims of crime in Israel. Truly an outpouring of altruistic concern.

 

However, considering the fact that there were no victims in Thailand, Thai or non Thai, and that the individual was detained at the request of the Israelis, it seems that the co-operation between the two nations is working. It would be nice to see other nations share information with Thailand and for Thailand to act on that information.

 

11 hours ago, ronster said:

Yes but they are still able to enter the country at immigration checkpoints so how is that possible. Some wont get caught for years 🙈

 

The requirement to submit entry information in advance and the use of biometric information will have a significant impact. It will require other nations to share information. So far, it seems only Israel, Isingapore and in some cases China are doing that. 

 

11 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Yes, I read somewhere that 2,500 of them will not be given any more visa extensions 

Link please......🤫

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