Dear Folks,

Concerning the war developments, I am getting worried about Tourism, and the Quality of Tourists we may be seeing soon.

This Topic is about the Israeli Military, and the conscripts, and potential Impact of these Policies on numbers of TOURISTS we see in the streets around here.

Those in the know, and as reported by Times of Israel, see critical manpower shortages, and state that the IDF is about to collapse in on itself.

Does this mean, do you think, that Israeli Tourists, especially the one’s young enough to fight, probably about less than age-69, will be leaving Thailand, and returning to Israel, to confront Israel’s existential threat?

And, what about the 10-Red Flags?

Read the article here:  https://www.timesofisrael.com/zamir-said-to-warn-cabinet-that-idf-will-collapse-in-on-itself-amid-manpower-shortage/

But, anyway, most of us will not be going to Israel, these days. Still, conscription policies, and especially WAR FATIGUE of the typical Israeli soldier, might impact tourism numbers and quality of the tourism experience in Thailand.

War does have consequences.

And, war changes soldiers.

So my question is, with all these endless wars, how do these wars affect the IDF soldiers who may visit Thailand for R&R?

In addition, have most of the Israelis already left Thailand, after being called back to support their motherland prior to its imminent collapse?

We live in such interesting times that….it’s…

Almost impossible to keep up.

Best regards,

Gamma

Note: You know what they say.... Where there's Smoke, there's Fire. And, here on TV, are we not often worried about the mental health of the average Farang Tourist? You know we are!!!

This can't go on, Shirley.....

Too many are here and some Thai are not happy.

5 minutes ago, FlorC said:

Too many are here and some Thai are not happy.

With citizen-soldiers, the likes of those that have served in the IDF over the decades...

Yes, and I agree with Thai people. How could they or anyone feels safe living with others who had grown up in such a militarized society, which is only becoming more radically militarized by the day.

And, as the the video does say...
425,000 Israelis Chose Thailand But Thai People Don’t Feel Peaceful Anymore.

Why did so many Israeli soldiers, and reservists, choose Thailand, anyway?

Why are we so blessed by their presence?

19 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

With citizen-soldiers, the likes of those that have served in the IDF over the decades...

Yes, and I agree with Thai people. How could they or anyone feels safe living with others who had grown up in such a militarized society, which is only becoming more radically militarized by the day.

And, as the the video does say...
425,000 Israelis Chose Thailand But Thai People Don’t Feel Peaceful Anymore.

Why did so many Israeli soldiers, and reservists, choose Thailand, anyway?

Why are we so blessed by their presence?

Thailand is too welcoming and they like money.

Thailand is pretty neutral and has Thai workers ($$$) in that

despicable country, so they won't do much .

5 minutes ago, FlorC said:

Thailand is too welcoming and they like money.

Thailand is pretty neutral and has Thai workers ($$$) in that

despicable country, so they won't do much .

Years ago, it was the US soldiers on leave from Vietnam which radically changed parts of Taipei/Taiwan culture and environment.

The impact of foreign soldiers in a foreign land is immense.

And, we all know that almost every citizen of Israel must be a soldier.

Concerning the increasing number of Israeli REFUSENIKS:

The rising percentage of potential Israeli Conscripts refusing to heed the call of duty has the IDF worried.

But what can Israel do if conscription fails, and Israeli citizens, especially young males, refuse to fight?

Do you think that Israel will cancel the Israeli Passports for the REFUSENIKS and the Soldier Schweik Types?

Would that be a good thing for Thailand Tourism, do you think?

Israeli Citizens are getting super worn out, after relentless bombardment and never-ending war policies of its leaders.

Have you noticed, from your own experience, that Israeli tourists seem a bit fatigued and listless, these days?

Who can blame them, really.

But, also, Who Really Wants Grumpy Tourists hanging around, spoiling the VIBE and Coconut-&-Sand Ambiance for the civilian tourists from other countries?

So, all those Shirker Schweiks....

Will many of them be heading here?

2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

and state that the IDF is about to collapse in on itself.

whatever you do, don't self-implode Gamma.

One can only hope that the IDF collapses upon itself, these poor young men who have been recruited under a false flag of fake patriotism and nationalism, have been turned into genocidal killing machines and ordered to kill women and children in order to eliminate and exterminate the Palestinian people.

It is an epic and historic mistake and there is a good chance that Israel will cease to exist within a decade or two. They certainly no longer have the right to exist as a nation as they have become the new terrorist organization within the Middle East.

As they have God supporting them in everything they do....I really can't see a problem.

3 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

With citizen-soldiers, the likes of those that have served in the IDF over the decades...

Yes, and I agree with Thai people. How could they or anyone feels safe living with others who had grown up in such a militarized society, which is only becoming more radically militarized by the day.

And, as the the video does say...
425,000 Israelis Chose Thailand But Thai People Don’t Feel Peaceful Anymore.

Why did so many Israeli soldiers, and reservists, choose Thailand, anyway?

Why are we so blessed by their presence?

In mid-March 2026, a report began circulating claiming that 425,000 Israelis (nearly 5% of Israel's entire population) had moved to Thailand to escape the conflict.

This number was actually the total arrival count for the entire year of 2025. Someone took the "cumulative" data and reported it as the "current" population.

On March 10, 2026, the Thai Immigration Bureau pulled the live database. They confirmed there were exactly 31,892 Israeli nationals in the country at that moment.

It's quite ironic the OP is worrying about the impact of IDF soldiers, when Pattaya was founded by the American soldiers going there on R&R from Vietnam.

2 hours ago, MIke B Bad said:

As they have God supporting them in everything they do....I really can't see a problem.

The better side has a god too and he (it ?) is the greatest.

Allahu Akbar is an Arabic phrase that means "God is greater" or "God is the greatest."

So who's got the biggest d-ck , greatest god ?

Many IDF swung from trees and blew themselves up with grenades after arriving back from Gaza, over the last 2.5 years. There were AN discussions about these with news reports from Sky, CNN and the BBC to name a few.

The PM was charged with committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by the ICC, anybody aiding and abetting these crimes is also guilty of such under international law. Killers of 50,000 women and children, couldn't live with what they had become?

• 2024–2025 Data: A Knesset report revealed that between January 2024 and July 2025, 36 soldiers died by suicide, with at least 4 more reported after that date.

• 2024 Total: 21 IDF soldiers died by suicide in 2024, maintaining the high levels seen since the start of the conflict.

• 2025 Trend: As of the beginning of 2026, reports indicated 22 active-duty IDF soldiers died by suicide in 2025, marking the highest number in 15 years.

• Suicide Attempts: According to a Knesset report, 279 IDF soldiers attempted suicide between January 2024 and July 2025, highlighting a severe, ongoing mental health crisis.

• Combat Soldier Increase: Combat soldiers accounted for 78% of all suicide cases in 2024, a significant rise from pre-war years.

Their orders are so inherently evil that they cannot continue to live with what they have done and what they have become?🙂

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

It is an epic and historic mistake and there is a good chance that Israel will cease to exist within a decade or two.

No.

Within a year or two.

Seriously.

Here is a vid that spells out what is unfolding, or might be unfolding.

Seriously: Col. Wilkerson tells it like it is....enjoy....

1 minute ago, GammaGlobulin said:

No.

Within a year or two.

Seriously.

Here is a vid that spells out what is unfolding, or might be unfolding.

Seriously: Col. Wilkerson tells it like it is....enjoy....

I sure hope so. My guess is that those Ultra Orthodox guys that are encouraging the extremism will have a very hard time finding another country willing to accept them, they are nearly bad as the Islamic extremists.

56 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

It's quite ironic the OP is worrying about the impact of IDF soldiers, when Pattaya was founded by the American soldiers going there on R&R from Vietnam.

Wait....

I DO NOT GO to Pattaya.

Why is that, do you think?

It's all down to the American soldiers who go there first.

Obviously.

And, yes: You have proved my point with your incisive comment. Foreign soldiers on foreign land do immense harm to the culture.

2 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

In mid-March 2026, a report began circulating claiming that 425,000 Israelis (nearly 5% of Israel's entire population) had moved to Thailand to escape the conflict.

This number was actually the total arrival count for the entire year of 2025. Someone took the "cumulative" data and reported it as the "current" population.

On March 10, 2026, the Thai Immigration Bureau pulled the live database. They confirmed there were exactly 31,892 Israeli nationals in the country at that moment.

Should we just be guided by the Israeli Embassy here?

Do they publish stats?

And, during wartime, might this be considered classified informaton?

6 hours ago, FlorC said:

Too many are here and some Thai are not happy.

Really? How many are in Thailand? Just the facts from Thai immigration please.

2 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

Really? How many are in Thailand? Just the facts from Thai immigration please.

One is already too many.

6 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I sure hope so. My guess is that those Ultra Orthodox guys that are encouraging the extremism will have a very hard time finding another country willing to accept them, they are nearly bad as the Islamic extremists.

This vid is actually quite worth a watch (the vid I linked).

This vid talks about the severe shortage of Israeli conscripts, and about the Final Solution, meaning a nuclear solution, and about the end of the State of Israel, which will happen as a result of Israel's own actions.

However, one should be clear that the problem of Zionism cannot be laid solely at the the feet of Jews.

There are plenty of extremist Christians in Washington's inner circle, at the White House, who are just as religiously zealous.

3 minutes ago, FlorC said:

One is already too many.

Wait!

I very much welcome polite, educated, intelligent, and respectful pacifists, of any ilk.

34 minutes ago, FlorC said:

The better side has a god too and he (it ?) is the greatest.

Allahu Akbar is an Arabic phrase that means "God is greater" or "God is the greatest."

So who's got the biggest d-ck , greatest god ?

Well, if one of them ends up the God that was firmly on the German's side they are ****ed.

I reckon they have an ample supply of very good psychiatrists in Israel.

Just now, Jingthing said:

I reckon they have an ample supply of very good psychiatrists in Israel.

By now, I would imagine that even the Israeli shrinks are nutzo, these days.

Who would not be, living under such conditions, and in a country run by psychopaths?

1 minute ago, GammaGlobulin said:

By now, I would imagine that even the Israeli shrinks are nutzo, these days.

Who would not be, living under such conditions, and in a country run by psychopaths?

A country run by psychopaths? Are you confusing Israel with the USA?

4 hours ago, save the frogs said:

whatever you do, don't self-implode Gamma.

I'm cool.

I will continue to remain my usual detached and dispassionate self.

2 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

A country run by psychopaths? Are you confusing Israel with the USA?

NO!

The USA is run by the chief Baboon and Rangutans, at the moment.

I thought you read my previous comment about this problem.

1 minute ago, GammaGlobulin said:

NO!

The USA is run by the chief Baboon and Rangutans, at the moment.

I thought you read my previous comment about this problem.

Whatever.

I'm no fan of Bibi or Trump but when push comes to shove the Israeli government bad as it is is significantly more rational and consistent than the Trump regime.

3 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Should we just be guided by the Israeli Embassy here?

Do they publish stats?

And, during wartime, might this be considered classified informaton?

Your posts typically are emotionally unhinged, but it seems that you have taken the plunge into disinformation as well. The israelis have a lower incidence of crime activity compared to UK, Russia, Chinese and others despite the false information spread here. They are often 18-25 years old and typical of that age group; fit, cocky and popular with other young people much to the. dismay of the elderly out of shape community. Years before it was trendy to pee on the Israelis, the Australian and Scandinavian kids used to catch similar stick. They would pop into a bar and the bar girls would fall over themselves hitting on people who were desirable and who didn't have matching yellow teeth and fingernails, flabby guts and bulging varicose veins. The Japanese kids were popular too. Always perfectly turned out with impeccable manners, well off and more appreciative of asian culture.

22 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Whatever.

I'm no fan of Bibi or Trump but when push comes to shove the Israeli government bad as it is is significantly more rational and consistent than the Trump regime.

Well, this may or may not be true.

However, since we agree that the Israeli government is so bad then....

Why can't we get rid of it, once and for all???

Any thoughts?