“My money built your country” – young woman’s behaviour reveals Thailand is fed up with bickering Israelis

“My money built your country” – young woman’s behaviour reveals Thailand is fed up with bickering Israelis

Young tourists in a bar in Thailand.  Face blurred.
A young Israeli woman mouthing off in a cafe on Koh Phangan island caused widespread outrage in Thailand in May 2025. Screenshot from video. Yle has blurred the faces of the people to protect their privacy.

The bungling of Israeli tourists in Thailand has received a lot of attention this spring. Even the Thai Prime Minister was forced to comment on the situation.

*Thailand expels four Israelis for rioting in Pain hospital.*

*Two Israelis injured in fight with transwomen in Phuket.*

*An Israeli tourist’s arrogant rant in a cafe stunned Koh Phangan.*

For example, such news has been published in recent months in the media and Israeli media.

It is not new that * Farangs * or Caucasian foreigners are confused in Thailand. For example, some British, Russians and Finns have caused their behavior to aggravate \”in the country of smiles\”.

But now, especially the Israelis’s fun in Thailand has risen to news headlines and social media. Even the Thai Prime Minister and the Ambassador of Israel have had to comment.

Somme has spread several videos in which the alleged Israeli youth participate in fighting and arguing around Thailand. Often, word bars seem to be related to Gaza’s war.

The result of the increase in side effects is that a record number of Israeli tourists has arrived in Thailand in the early part of the year. One reason for this is the Gaza War. Many Israeli people head to Thailand after their conscript or reserve service, says The Times of Israel.

The surface of many Thai people has begun to tighten because some of the Israelis behaves poorly.

There have been problems especially in the northern Pain’s small town and on Koh Phangan Island, known for its full moon party.

On the map Bangkok, Phuket, Koh Phanga and Pai in Thailand.

Israeli travelers have had a questionable reputation for years. Often their problematic behavior involves loud dating at night, aggressive gesture, controversy and hard -to -hack, lists The Times of Israel.

According to the online magazine, such behavior may seem uncomfortable from around the world, but especially in Thai culture, it is completely unwanted.

Israeli stickers in a wall in Thailand.
Israelis have stuck army-themed stickers on a wall in Koh Phangan. The picture was taken in February 2025.

Roaming the islands

The activities of the Israelis again received attention this week when two Israeli entrepreneurs arrested in Thai police in separate cases.

Another man and his local partner ran a legal cannabis trade on Koh Samui Island, but sold a motorcycle rental company under the counter.

At the beginning of May, the Thai was furiously furious about a young Israeli woman who behaved disrespectfully in the café with Koh Phangan.

*Watch the video what the provocatively gestured woman said. Yle has blurred the face of the people visible on the video to protect their privacy.*

The word of the word had begun that the woman had refused to take out her shoes in the café, says Reuters news agency. Thai culture includes stripping shoes in many places.

Thai soma commentators insist on the woman to expel the country and impose an entry ban.

The woman later posted a message on Instagram asking her forgive her behavior. He claimed that the matter was misunderstood and the Thais had disturbed him.

Lots of young tourists in Thailand.
Tourists celebrate at a beach party on the island of Koh Phangan in Thailand in March 2025.

Incidents in a small northern town

Most of the news headlines have been Pain events in northern Thailand.

Known as a relaxed hippie destination, a large number of Israeli travelers have begun to come. At the same time, side effects have increased.

In February, the Thais was stunned by the news that four young Israeli young men had been raging in Pain Hospital. The men broke the places and forcibly invaded the first aid facilities after their compatriot had been brought to the hospital after a motorcycle accident, says Bangkok Post.

The doctor who revealed the incident said it was not the first time that the hospital’s nursing staff had encountered aggressive Israelis.

People at dusk on the street in the village of Thailand.
Pain market street photographed in 2017.

Now, some restaurants have been signs that prohibit access to Israelis.

In Thailand, allegations and conspiracy theories have been distributed that the Jews would be making a new \”promised land\”. In the allegations, the locals are equated with the plight of the Palestinians in the Middle East and the city has been called \”Pai-Lestine\” or \”Pai-Lestina\”.

According to conspiracy theories, 30,000 of the Israeli \”settlers\” would have settled down, and that the Israelis would have begun to dig tunnels to store weapons, says Ynetnews, an Israeli news site.

Tourists in the mountains in Thailand.
Pain Canyon is one of the natural sites near the city.

The Prime Minister addressed the false allegations

Shinawatra denied the claims that thousands of Israelis would have taken over the Pain area, says Bangkok Post.

\”There is no worry about foreign infiltration, threats for national security or the establishment of foreign settlements,\” Charnvirakul said, according to Reuters.

Sagiv, on the other hand, emphasized that there are many Israelis in Thailand, so some of them inevitably behave badly. He stated that it was wrong to condemn all Israelis on the basis of a few abuse.

Charnvirakul added that most problems are due to cultural differences. He praised the efforts of the Israeli Embassy and the Jewish Chabad culture center to teach Thai ways to Israeli tourists.

The Israeli Embassy has admitted that recent incidents of the recent time have influenced the image of Israeli tourists in Thailand.

The Embassy is now aiming to curb Israelis stumbling. For example, it has published behavioral guidelines, which advise tourists to avoid distracting behavior, follow the rules and respect local culture.

*Source: Reuters*

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