2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

Very sad stuff and let's hope this gets resolved in our lifetime.

Yes, resolved by the removal of Israel as a country would be fantastic for the world. 🙂 Maybe stick the Jewry up in that Jewish enclave in Russia. They do like to cause trouble after all.

On 3/11/2026 at 12:57 PM, Scouse123 said:

And this is the size of it, ignored by the Wokies.

That is just blatantly and historically false.

13 minutes ago, Packer said:

Yes, resolved by the removal of Israel as a country would be fantastic for the world. 🙂 Maybe stick the Jewry up in that Jewish enclave in Russia. They do like to cause trouble after all.

Retired Colonel Douglas MacGregor says Israel may cease to exist :

• At least 1 million Israelis have fled the country and more would leave if they were able to do so.

• I think the future for Israel is ominous. Iran will be standing when Israel is in ruins.

But at the same time, Israel is considering to nuke Iran ... so who knows if this guy is just wishful thinking because he's not a fan of Israel?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fc1QzOCVSI

On 3/11/2026 at 5:47 PM, Evil Penevil said:

An earnest plea to all board members who support Israel and the right of Jews to live securely in their homeland: please don't respond directly to any hate speech or antisemitic comments you encounter in this or any other thread. Report all rule-breaking posts to the Mods and let them deal with the situation.

Nothing you can write will make any difference to a hard-core Jew hater. You can't change their minds through intellectual argumentation. Instead, the goal is to have venomous, hate-dripping posts removed. That can only be done by an Admin or Mod.

When you encounter hate speech or antisemitic tropes straight out of the Middle Ages:

• report, don't reply

• report, don't reply

• report, don't reply

Just so you understand- it is antisemitic to degrade someone of Jewish faith because of thier faith. It is not antisemitic to disagree with the actions of the state of Israel, thier military, people and especially their war atrocities. To hide behind the shield of antisemitism to condone the actions of a nation or government is as ridiculous as Hitler's government claiming to be Christians or of slave owners in the south using the Bible to justify slavery.

It is not breaking the rules of this forum to talk about agreeing or disagreeing with any particular governments actions or conflicts.

5 hours ago, LivingNThailand said:

You can copy and paste the link.

@LivingNThailand Thank you much for the link. It's the most complete report so far. Unfortunately, some questions are still unanswered.

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

That changes the narative somewhat - if the customer didn't like the 'decor' - he can make the choice to leave.

In this case - the shop owner has every right not to serve if the customer is being difficult.

I agree. There's a huge difference between asking an unruly person to leave a shop or restaurant and "chasing" a potential customer down the street solely on the basis of his nationality. Here's a copy of the video posted on Facebook, but without sound and blurry.

WTF are we seeing? A nothing video that came from this page: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/183FUVnXBF/

The business in question is said to be Khan Butchery, which is a butcher's shop and not a restaurant. It has a Facebook page, but no info about the incident, only photos of meat.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565443477619&sk=about

I have a feeling this whole incident is a wind-up.

26 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

But at the same time, Israel is considering to nuke Iran ... so who knows if this guy is just wishful thinking because he's not a fan of Israel?

It's wishful thinking.

22 minutes ago, Issan girl said:

Just so you understand- it is antisemitic to degrade someone of Jewish faith because of thier faith. It is not antisemitic to disagree with the actions of the state of Israel, thier military, people and especially their war atrocities. To hide behind the shield of antisemitism to condone the actions of a nation or government is as ridiculous as Hitler's government claiming to be Christians or of slave owners in the south using the Bible to justify slavery.

It is not breaking the rules of this forum to talk about agreeing or disagreeing with any particular governments actions or conflicts.

I don't disagree with most of what you wrote. I don't accept Israel has committed any war crimes, but other than that, you and I are pretty much on the same page. I fully believe criticism of the Israeli government's actions is not always antisemitic. In its working definition of antisemitism, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance wrote " ... criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic." https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism

Hundreds of posts on AN are critical of Israel and Israelis. Very few of them cross the line into antisemitism, but it does happen and it's those posts that should be reported to the Mods. My post had been prompted by a particularly vile post that had just been taken down by a Mod.

On 3/11/2026 at 5:43 AM, Captain Flack said:

Hate speech removed @BMW Overlander

I wanted to emphasize the right way to respond to such posts is to report them and not to engage with the poster directly.

6 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

Hundreds of posts on AN are critical of Israel and Israelis.

Sorry, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Your avatar is the flag of Israel, your username has the word "evil" in it, and you are the self-appointed official spokesman of all things Israel on this forum?

6 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

I don't accept Israel has committed any war crimes.

Why? How can you be so ignorant to the truth? Is it because it hurts too much? Or does it oppose everything you have been taught since childhood?

Practically EVERY Human Rights organization states that Israel has been and is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity since it`s existence but most visibly since October 8, when Gazans documented their own mass murder supported by Tiktok videos uploaded by "brave" IDF soldiers showing their atrocities.

How is ist possible that an educated person like you is still incapable of seeing the truth?

Just to pick one of the worst: The IDF performed target practice with little kids, hitting different body parts depending on the day of the week.

Here is a link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_Gaza_war

Do you have children?

None of us can imagine the pain and desperation of a father who found his child wounded by a sniper shot and then tried to carry it to the next hospital only to feel a sudden pull at his arm because the sniper put another bullet in that child´s head.

Not accepting this to be a war crime is way more anti-whatever or racist as any anti-Semitic post.

6 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

Hundreds of posts on AN are critical of Israel and Israelis. Very few of them cross the line into antisemitism, but it does happen and it's those posts that should be reported to the Mods. My post had been prompted by a particularly vile post that had just been taken down by a Mod..

Would you say the same about Islamophobic or Anti-Arab posts?

I´d like to invite you to a mind game: Why don´t we search for posts with words like "Muslim", "Islam", and similar words and then replace these words with "Jew", "Judaism" and similar words and then see how many of them are clearly anti-Semitic.

And then let´s discuss double standard.

Plus the fact why Members posting critical towards Israel but not anti-Semitic posts are constantly accused of being Jew haters and terrorist lovers.

Antisemitism is rising and must be opposed by all means but as long as many Semites like yourself are not able or willing to see the wrongdoings of the country you so diligently support, you are part of the problem.

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

Sorry, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Your avatar is the flag of Israel, your username has the word "evil" in it, and you are the self-appointed official spokesman of all things Israel on this forum?

Yes, my avatar is the flag of Israel. It's a small expression of solidarity with Israel and its people. I have used the handle "Evil Penevil" since the earliest days of the Internet. My handle has no connection to Israel; it was a nickname given to me by colleagues even before there was an Internet. It's a play on "Evel Knievel" and "Evil Pen."

I certainly don't consider myself "self-appointed official spokesman of all things Israel on this forum," but I will defend Israel and try to clear up misconceptions whenever appropriate. I also feel strongly it is necessary to stand in opposition to antisemitic posts whether or not the topic is Israel-related.

9 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

I don't disagree with most of what you wrote. I don't accept Israel has committed any war crimes, but other than that, you and I are pretty much on the same page. I fully believe criticism of the Israeli government's actions is not always antisemitic. In its working definition of antisemitism, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance wrote " ... criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic." https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism

Hundreds of posts on AN are critical of Israel and Israelis. Very few of them cross the line into antisemitism, but it does happen and it's those posts that should be reported to the Mods. My post had been prompted by a particularly vile post that had just been taken down by a Mod.

I wanted to emphasize the right way to respond to such posts is to report them and not to engage with the poster directly.

I agree with a lot of what you say, but you are 100% wrong in labeling people as antisemitic.

Your definition of antisemitism follows the IHRA which is flawed. JDA or Nexus are far more reasonable, and more than 200 scholars of holocaust history wrote the JDA.

IHRA is seen as too broad potentially condemning free speech on Israel-Palestine.

There is nothing wrong in condemning Israel. It's widely accepted by both human rights organisations and many Israeli citizens that Israel is committing war crimes. It is breaking international law in the West Bank and from the get-go has broken the Balfour Declaration. Israel was meant to be a home for Jews & Palestinians alike with equal rights. That is why there are problems from Gaza. Israel needs to go back to its roots (Balfour Declaration) and share its territory with Palestinians.

I have many Jewish friends, some of them are Israeli citizens, one of them is a widely respected journalist on the Middle East and many of them are very unhappy with what Israel has become. I'm not antisemitic but I despise Israel and the IDF, not just for Gaza but from their actions from the 1940's.

Share the land as you were supposed to do, stop stealing territory and murdering women and children. Live peacefully with your neighbours.

9 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

Hundreds of posts on AN are critical of Israel and Israelis.

And for very good reasons.

That is certainly a slight on the behavior and actions of Israel and Israelis, not on the posters demonizing them.

Typical Israeli (and Trump) behavior. Commit crimes, lambast those criticizing you for doing so.

11 hours ago, Issan girl said:

Just so you understand- it is antisemitic to degrade someone of Jewish faith because of thier faith. It is not antisemitic to disagree with the actions of the state of Israel, thier military, people and especially their war atrocities. To hide behind the shield of antisemitism to condone the actions of a nation or government is as ridiculous as Hitler's government claiming to be Christians or of slave owners in the south using the Bible to justify slavery.

It is not breaking the rules of this forum to talk about agreeing or disagreeing with any particular governments actions or conflicts.

Well stated. These days when Jew slips over banana peel and passers by laugh, they are accused of anti-semitism.

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On 3/11/2026 at 1:50 PM, Evil Penevil said:

I'm skeptical of this story, at least the reporting of it. Take a look at this version:

Phuket Shop Owner Shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’

At Israeli Tourist In Viral Clip

...

In the video, the male tourist, wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts and believed by some viewers to be Israeli, is seen walking along a roadside in the Ban Bang Ma Lao area of Sakhu subdistrict in Thalang district.

As he passes a shop, a man believed to be the shop owner appears to shout at him in Thai, English and another foreign language, ordering him to leave. The shop owner is also heard shouting “Allahu Akbar” (“God is the Greatest”) in the clip.

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2026/03/10/phuket-shop-owner-shouts-allahu-akbar-at-israeli-tourist-in-viral-clip/

In this version, it's a shopkeeper, not a restaurant owner, who yells at the tourist. The name given for the person who posted the video is Thai, but no profile shows up using the Facebook search bar for that name. Also, while it's possible a Thai Muslim could yell “Allahu Akbar,” it's unlikely. For an Arab to do so means he is calling out the passerby as a Jew.

So which was it? Thai shop owner; Arab shop owner; Thai restaurant owner; or Arab restaurant owner? For an Arab to harass a Jew is an everyday occurrence and has been for 1,400 years. It's no exactly news.

I've now seen the video. It was a shophouse, and although you couldn't see the perpetrator, by the accent it sounded like a Middle Easterner and not a typical Thai accent. I could be wrong; you could only hear the verbal abuse.

The alleged Israeli tourist did absolutely nothing wrong and was glued to his phone.

The shopkeeper followed him not just outside the shop but continued well down the road, shouting various Middle Eastern and English phrases, including on many occasions 'Allahu Akbar.'

The tourist did not reply at all and continued trying to text or whatever on his phone. He went further down the road to the opposite side, near a cement mixer, where he was still pursued by the shopkeeper screaming.

It then looked like he was trying to call somebody.

This was unnecessary and unwelcome harassment.

14 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

I will defend Israel and try to clear up misconceptions whenever appropriate.

That is a really praiseworthy project.

The question is, are you qualified for it?

22 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

I don't accept Israel has committed any war crimes.

Any chance for an answer to my last post?

I repeat my question to you in that post:

15 hours ago, Somjot said:

How is ist possible that an educated person like you is still incapable of seeing the truth?

On 3/11/2026 at 10:36 AM, Taboo2 said:

Stop whining ok. Thais have no reason to be hating on Americans at this time. Warmongering in my country...as an American, I can tell you that is pure BS.

Wait until the cost of living, especially foodstuffs increase.

2 hours ago, Somjot said:

Why? How can you be so ignorant to the truth? Is it because it hurts too much? Or does it oppose everything you have been taught since childhood?

How is ist possible that an educated person like you is still incapable of seeing the truth?

You and I have different concepts regarding the truth about Israel. I could flip your questions and ask you the same thing. You have obviously given a lot of time and effort to studying the situation in the Middle East. How is it possible a socially-conscious person like you is incapable of seeing the truth, i.e., Israel is NOT committing genocide or war crimes?

I have written the following words several times before on this forum: The Palestinians who died in Gaza were killed in military attacks aimed at taking out Hamas' fighters, weapons' depots, tunnels, etc.  The heavy loss of civilians is tragic, but it is in part an inevitable consequence of warfare in a densely populated urban area. Civilian deaths in Gaza are mostly down to Hamas hiding its operatives and equipment among civilians, which puts the blame on Hamas and not the IDF.

In WWII, Allied strategic bombing killed hundreds of thousands of German and Japanese civilians, maybe a million in total. The fire bombing of Tokyo killed 100,000 in one night. This wasn't considered to be a war crime, much less genocide, because the civilian deaths were not intentional but "collateral damage."  The goal was to destroy the enemy's capacity to wage war, not to eliminate Germans or Japanese as a nation. The situation Israel faces in Gaza is the same.

Your truth about Israel is different than mine. In two words, we disagree.

2 hours ago, Somjot said:

Would you say the same about Islamophobic or Anti-Arab posts?

Plus the fact why Members posting critical towards Israel but not anti-Semitic posts are constantly accused of being Jew haters and terrorist lovers.

Yes, I believe Islamophobic and anti-Arab posts should be treated the same way as antisemitic posts.

BUT- and it's a big - I don't think members who merely criticize Israel are "constantly accused of being Jew haters and terrorist lovers." It takes more than criticism of Israel to be labeled antisemitic.

2 hours ago, Somjot said:

Antisemitism is rising and must be opposed by all means but as long as many Semites like yourself are not able or willing to see the wrongdoings of the country you so diligently support, you are part of the problem.

Just to correct a factual error: neither I nor any other living person is a Semite. I wrote about this before, too.

On 1/10/2026 at 1:10 PM, Evil Penevil said:

The word "Semitic" or "Semite" is considered obsolete when referring to race or ethnicity. There are Semitic languages but no Semitic people in modern times.

The Encyclopedia Britannica explains it this way (my bold text):  "Semite, obsolete term, popularized in the 19th century, that originally described a member of any people who speak one of the Semitic languages, a family of languages that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, Aramaic, and Tigrinya, among others. The term was later used in an ethnic sense, even though there has never been a shared Semitic identity among Semitic-speaking peoples. When used in that sense, Semite often referred specifically to people of Jewish origin, regardless of what language they spoke, a reflection of the antisemitism that was concurrent in 19th-century Europe."  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Semite

1 hour ago, Somjot said:

That is a really praiseworthy project.

The question is, are you qualified for it?

I hope I am, but it's up to the members of AN to judge how successful I've been.

1 hour ago, Somjot said:

Any chance for an answer to my last post?

You have my answers now. I have limited time I can spend on AN and sometimes it takes a while before I respond to posts. 🙂

On 3/12/2026 at 10:44 PM, Evil Penevil said:

I don't accept Israel has committed any war crimes,

IDF soldiers fired on an ambulance and killed everyone. They then buried the ambulance and murdered bodies with a bulldozer. They lied about it and when video emerged they admitted the truth.

That IS a war crime.

You cannot deny that, it is well documented. But what is more important is the culture. What kind of a culture is there in the IDF that they can feel they can open fire knowing it's an ambulance because it has it's lights showing and feel not only that they can get away with it? but the hatred that drives them to do this?

Soldiers raped a detainee in custody. That is a war crime, you can't deny that it happened as it's well documented or that it is a war crime.

War crimes are happening because of culture. Israel is responsible for that. The IDF is rotten from the top, you should be ashamed naming it as a beneficiary of your charity.

On 3/11/2026 at 11:25 AM, fredwiggy said:

The problem here isn't any particular person but the antisemitism and prejudice that automatically comes out. Lumping all into one group never works, as all nationalities and races has their share of dickheads, and this doesn't mean they all are.

Anyone who hates all Americans because of this war is very closed minded, as most of us want to see peace in Iran, and this always comes at a price. If it doesn't happen, the chaos and killing always continues. All Jews aren't bad. Just some, the same as all other groups.

there you go again, another poster who doesn't know the difference between being anti-Israeli and being anti-Semite (anti-Jewish). this is the classic ''deflection'' tactic of Israel. the couple of Jewish friends I know abhor this latest war, because it is all about territorial expansion by Israel; it has dragged the US into a war it gets no benefit from and, ultimately - the ultimate risk - if Israel feels threatened enough, I will bet dollars to donuts that mad man''BiBi'' will nuke Iran.

2 minutes ago, paddypower said:

if Israel feels threatened enough, I will bet dollars to donuts that mad man''BiBi'' will nuke Iran.

I would like to see announcements from Nuclear capable countries stating they will Nuke Israel if it uses Nuclear weapons in Iran.

Actually, I would prefer to go further than that. Nuclear capable countries should announce they will Nuke the first country using a Nuclear weapon.

3 minutes ago, paddypower said:

there you go again, another poster who doesn't know the difference between being anti-Israeli and being anti-Semite (anti-Jewish). this is the classic ''deflection'' tactic of Israel. the couple of Jewish friends I know abhor this latest war, because it is all about territorial expansion by Israel; it has dragged the US into a war it gets no benefit from and, ultimately - the ultimate risk - if Israel feels threatened enough, I will bet dollars to donuts that mad man''BiBi'' will nuke Iran.

It's normal to abhor wars, but this action was necessary, as Iran has been getting away with it's regime's insanity for too long. Assuming I don't know the difference between hating Jews and hating the Israeli's policies is an assumption. They can overlap. What I posted was true. I grew up around Jewish people for 30 years, living in the NYC- New Jersey area, and had friends who were Jewish, along with hearing how they live and how they think, and how Israel does things as far as politics. since the 50's. The US benefits from all wars, and is always involved for their own reasons, along with being the world's police force. I doubt nukes will ever enter the picture, as anyone who uses them will suffer from them also.

10 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

I hope I am, but it's up to the members of AN to judge how successful I've been.

You have my answers now. I have limited time I can spend on AN and sometimes it takes a while before I respond to posts. 🙂

sorry to disappoint you. quote from the Israeli PM's press conference last evening : 'Israel is being attacked because it is a Jewish state. Antisemitism knows no limits or boundaries' .. the Israeli PM is, to put it mildly, crazy - but crazy like a fox. Black is white and while is black? Who just attacked who? Who just bbq'd the religious head (albeit the devil in disguise) of less than 50% of the Muslim religion. ? This was something completely irrational, as that religious head (granted his supreme evilness) issued TWO Fatwa's, forbidding the development of nuclear weapons. As a result - replace him with a man who is far more fanatical,, is pro nuclear bomb development, and has seen his dad, wife and son toasted on the Israeli BBQ?

On 3/13/2026 at 8:08 AM, JBChiangRai said:

I agree with a lot of what you say, but you are 100% wrong in labeling people as antisemitic.

Your definition of antisemitism follows the IHRA which is flawed. JDA or Nexus are far more reasonable, and more than 200 scholars of holocaust history wrote the JDA.

IHRA is seen as too broad potentially condemning free speech on Israel-Palestine.

There is nothing wrong in condemning Israel. It's widely accepted by both human rights organisations and many Israeli citizens that Israel is committing war crimes. It is breaking international law in the West Bank and from the get-go has broken the Balfour Declaration. Israel was meant to be a home for Jews & Palestinians alike with equal rights. That is why there are problems from Gaza. Israel needs to go back to its roots (Balfour Declaration) and share its territory with Palestinians.

I have many Jewish friends, some of them are Israeli citizens, one of them is a widely respected journalist on the Middle East and many of them are very unhappy with what Israel has become. I'm not antisemitic but I despise Israel and the IDF, not just for Gaza but from their actions from the 1940's.

Share the land as you were supposed to do, stop stealing territory and murdering women and children. Live peacefully with your neighbours.

Nothing about land sharing at all. Plenty of land, always has been.

Hamas and by extension, the Palestinians under their banner refuse Israel the right to exist. You know this.

They have had offers time and again to share the land, they refuse completely.

Many times the offer to partition has been made and rejected.

Your list ignores historical facts

4 hours ago, paddypower said:

sorry to disappoint you. quote from the Israeli PM's press conference last evening : 'Israel is being attacked because it is a Jewish state. Antisemitism knows no limits or boundaries' .. the Israeli PM is, to put it mildly, crazy - but crazy like a fox. Black is white and while is black? Who just attacked who? Who just bbq'd the religious head (albeit the devil in disguise) of less than 50% of the Muslim religion. ? This was something completely irrational, as that religious head (granted his supreme evilness) issued TWO Fatwa's, forbidding the development of nuclear weapons. As a result - replace him with a man who is far more fanatical,, is pro nuclear bomb development, and has seen his dad, wife and son toasted on the Israeli BBQ?

And you trust their Fatwas?

Absolutely ridiculous.

2 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

Nothing about land sharing at all. Plenty of land, always has been.

Hamas and by extension, the Palestinians under their banner refuse Israel the right to exist. You know this.

They have had offers time and again to share the land, they refuse completely.

Many times the offer to partition has been made and rejected.

Your list ignores historical facts

Here is the Balfour Declaration, I have bolded the relevant part.

His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.

1 minute ago, JBChiangRai said:

Here is the Balfour Declaration, I have bolded the relevant part.

His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.

We know full well who is murdering women and children wilfully and it isn't the Israeli

1 minute ago, Scouse123 said:

We know full well who is murdering women and children wilfully and it isn't the Israeli

Clearly, you don’t.

On 3/11/2026 at 5:38 AM, mattyc1957 said:

The Israelis have done nothing that compares to what Hamas/Palestinians have done. Open your eyes and don't get sucked into Hamas' PR drivel.

Sorry, but WHAT..? Are you insane?