Israeli Terror Bureau Warns Of Attacks

[Jingthing]

Posting this for information reasons, not to start yet another political "debate" on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

It's always a good thing to be informed and then we can make our own decisions about the kinds of risks we choose to take.

Counter terrorism bureau warns Israelis of terror attacks abroad

Terrorists intend to carry out attacks against Israelis and Jewish targets abroad, Israel's counter terrorism bureau warned on Sunday, specifying the Far East, Greece and Turkey as areas where an attack could occur.

The warning comes just a few days before the Jewish holiday of Passover, a time during which many Israelis go on vacation.

"Due to what is happening in the Gaza Strip, terrorists intend to carry out attacks against Israelis and against Jewish targets abroad during the Passover holiday," the bureau's notice said

Along with Greece and Turkey, India and Thailand are also thought to be countries where an attack could take place.

Israeli traveling abroad must stay especially alert at tourist spots and entertainment venues and hotels, the bureau advised. They also advised against going to places where large groups of Israelis are known to be.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/counter-terrorism-bureau-warns-israelis-of-terror-attacks-abroad-1.355169

Edited April 10, 2011 by Jingthing

[Boater]

They also advised against going to places where large groups of Israelis are known to be.

i think most people avoid these places !

but on another note, the Israeli embassy in Bangkok would be the easiest target !, hardly Fort Knox

[geriatrickid]

They also advised against going to places where large groups of Israelis are known to be.

i think most people avoid these places !

but on another note, the Israeli embassy in Bangkok would be the easiest target !, hardly Fort Knox

Most people avoid these places? I don't want to hurt your feelings but in Patong on Friday a couple Israelis were sitting in between a group of Russians and Australians at the beach. I did hear them speaking hebrew. I passed a couple of them in the market down the street from Jungceylon and there was an elderly couple sitting next to us a few days ago in a restaurant. Just where do you think the Israelis are going to be gathering in Thailand? Do you think they congregate in a special section of Patong?

[Boater]

They also advised against going to places where large groups of Israelis are known to be.

i think most people avoid these places !

but on another note, the Israeli embassy in Bangkok would be the easiest target !, hardly Fort Knox

Most people avoid these places? I don't want to hurt your feelings but in Patong on Friday a couple Israelis were sitting in between a group of Russians and Australians at the beach. I did hear them speaking hebrew. I passed a couple of them in the market down the street from Jungceylon and there was an elderly couple sitting next to us a few days ago in a restaurant. Just where do you think the Israelis are going to be gathering in Thailand? Do you think they congregate in a special section of Patong?

sorry, what i was trying to say, as there are certian places where only the Israelis gather, which most western tourists or expats dont really venture in to .... If and If these people where on a course of desturuction and want to bomb these prople they would most probably go for these places first

just my 2 cents

[zzaa09]

Must be hell being Israeli and wishing to globe trott. Must also be hell inducing paranoid dreams that everyone is after them when they wonder abroad.

Edited April 11, 2011 by sbk
inflammatory comments removed

[DP25]

sorry, what i was trying to say, as there are certian places where only the Israelis gather, which most western tourists or expats dont really venture in to .... If and If these people where on a course of desturuction and want to bomb these prople they would most probably go for these places first

just my 2 cents

There are Israeli guesthouses in Khao San Road, that's hardly a place only Israelis gather

[submaniac]

I would think the Chabad house on Khao San would be a target. I also don't think that their security at the Chabad house is probably as strong as it should be.

[Jingthing]

The potential targets clearly exist in sufficient abundance in Thailand, and keep in mind this isn't only about Israelis, but also non-specifically-Israeli Jewish targets which are mentioned. (Look up the terror attack in Mumbai India if you don't think such things are possible.) It's hard to tell from the article whether the bureau mentioned has specific intelligence about these current threats or not. I imagine this might be impractical advice for some Israeli travelers to take, especially if they were planning to stay at Israeli oriented guesthouses, etc.

Edited April 11, 2011 by Jingthing

[SteeleJoe]

Not that this is necessarily relevant but it's interesting (to me anyway) to note that twice foreign terror (as opposed to that that may occur down south) has visited Bangkok (though these were in one instance nominally Muslims but the more typical secular type terrorists of the era).

• In 1972 four Black September terrorists took over the Israeli Embassy was taken over: six embassy personnel were taken hostage, and held for 19 hours.

• In 1994 a stolen truck filled with a very large load of ammonium nitrate and approx. 6 pounds of plastic explosives was abandoned when the driver fled the scene of an accident. The explosives came to light when the decomposing body of the original driver stank enough for the police to go and check out the confiscated truck parked in their lot. I remember being quite amazed at that one -- especially since I lived fairly close to that police station.

And that's not even mentioning the cases where operations were planned but didn't go off.

Edited April 11, 2011 by SteeleJoe

[Jingthing]

I am sure there is good security these days at the Israeli embassy. I reckon the more likely places to worry about are soft targets. Of course there is a history of terror attacks against both Israeli and general Jewish community centers worldwide. Argentina probably experienced the worse one. Of course Argentina has a large resident Jewish population, while in Thailand, most Jews here at any given time are tourists.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_AMIA_bombing

[SteeleJoe]

I am sure there is good security these days at the Israeli embassy. I reckon the more likely places to worry about are soft targets. Of course there is a history of terror attacks against both Israeli and general Jewish community centers worldwide. Argentina probably experienced the worse one. Of course Argentina has a large resident Jewish population, while in Thailand, most Jews here at any given time are tourists.

http://en.wikipedia....94_AMIA_bombing

Oh, I wasn't suggesting the embassy was target. And certainly i know quite well that it's happened elsewhere. I was merely posting a wee bit of (admittedly very tangential) BKK history that some may not be aware of have forgotten. But as I said, it's not necessarily relevant. And I've been saying for years (even before Bali) that if it happens it will probably be a soft target.

And I sure know of the Argentinian bombing. It's one of the cases I used to cite when I start going on about the Hezbollah and Iran's Sepāh e Pāsdārān (though there's reason to believe that in this instance they weren't the culprits after all).

[Jingthing]

Yeah, well, I hope people who didn't know about some of this history will now realize that there is nothing "paranoid" about this warning from the Israeli counter terror bureau. Hopefully, of course, nothing will happen, but paranoid means worrying about delusional, imaginary threats, not real ones with recent historical precedent.

Edited April 11, 2011 by Jingthing

[SteeleJoe]

Yeah, well, I hope people who didn't know about some of this history will now realize that there is nothing "paranoid" about this warning from the Israeli counter terror bureau. Hopefully, of course, nothing will happen, but paranoid means worrying about delusional, imaginary threats, not real ones with recent historical precedent.

An excellent point very well made.

[bina]

relax, jngthing, while ua re essentially correct in warning, we are always getting warned. the obvious warning this passover holiday is turkey,and the sinai (darn, every time i plan on a laid back sea side vacation with anon, we reverse our decision.) we are going to ber sheva for passover meal and the dangers there are much higher this past week, of getting missiled. plus none of our friends have bomb shelters in their living quarters and they've been getting air raid sirened every night this past week. will have to work on my 'three second' running skills.

israeli embassy is pretty much fort knox. pain in the butt to get in, trust me. only those that have specific business there get in, and they take you apart twice before u get inside the office. anyone that is just 'accompanying' gets stuck sitting outside on the sidewalk.

daughter has a bunch of girlfriends all in thailand at the moment having a momentous time (the islands and bangkok obviously, 17/18 yr old kibbutz/moshav girls, not exactly big city types).

i'd love to be in thailand at the moment rather then behind the hotel desk dealing with parents and kids on vacation. no songkran for us. hubby will most likely work too.

jingthing, get your matza ready. its great with hot pepper sauce sort of like nachos.

moving this to the travel section, i guess...

bina

israel

[smokie36]

Terror bureau spreads terror among the people. Just doing their job I guess!

[sbk]

racist comment deleted, mind the rules please

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=boardrules

[SteeleJoe]

Terror bureau spreads terror among the people. Just doing their job I guess!

Well that joke might work except they are called the Counter-Terrorism Bureau.

Not an ideal abbreviation for the title of the OP.

Edited April 13, 2011 by SteeleJoe

[Jingthing]

Terror bureau spreads terror among the people. Just doing their job I guess!

Well that joke might work except they are called the Counter-Terrorism Bureau.

Not an ideal abbreviation for the title of the OP.

Agreed, the abbreviation was ill advised.

[meadish_sweetball]

...Kazachstan supports your war of terror.

[Jingthing]

...Kazachstan supports your war of terror.

That's an odd comment. What do you mean?

[smokie36]

Terror bureau spreads terror among the people. Just doing their job I guess!

Well that joke might work except they are called the Counter-Terrorism Bureau.

Not an ideal abbreviation for the title of the OP.

Agreed, the abbreviation was ill advised.

OK. Thanks for the clarification.