It always seems to follow the same pattern with Israelis — and not just in Thailand. I have followed several similar incidents reported in the media, for example in Switzerland, Germany and the Philippines etc, It is simply a sad fact that this particular group repeatedly displays disgusting and domineering behavior toward employees. Then the situation escalates, and the Israeli pulls his famous ace out of his sleeve: you hate Jews. Suddenly, the claim is that he was racially insulted and that Nazi slogans were used. Naturally, the media are then brought into the picture as well. A small example is the singer Gil Ofarim. He posted a video accusing a hotel employee in Leipzig/ Germany of treating him antisemitically because he was wearing a Star of David necklace. The video went viral and caused nationwide outrage in Germany. The public prosecutor's office later charged Ofarim with defamation. After the hotel's CCTV footage was reviewed, his account was shown to be false, and the hotel employee was ultimately fully acquitted. As I said, stories like this keep coming up again and again.
