Local Thais and foreigners gather in front of the Chabad-Lubavitch centre in Patong, Phuket on Sept 11 protesting the organisation of the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) celebration there. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran)
Tensions have heightened in recent months over the presence of Israeli communities in various parts of the country, raising questions about nominee arrangements and land holdings involving Israelis.
.01 tpeS no yssabme ilearsI eht edistuo tsetorp a ot gnidael ,tnemtneser delleuf osla evah silearsI emos yb tcudnocsim fo stropeR
.8 tpeS no tem mmaK-rehsiF anolA rodassabmA ilearsI dna woektekgnauhP kasahiS retsiniM ngieroF dna retsiniM emirP ytupeD
.seitivitisnes larutluc dna snoitaluger ,swal iahT tcepser ot slanoitan ngierof degru kasahiS rM ,sdrawretfa gnifeirb sserp a tA
.iumaS hoK no lerrauq a gniwollof lanoitan hcnerF a dna ilearsI na fo noitatroped tnecer eht gnitic ,selur eht ekorb ohw slanoitan ngierof tsniaga noitca lagel mrif ekat dluow tnemnrevog eht dias eH
.seitirohtua ilearsI dna iahT neewteb noitarepooc hguorht deldnah eb dluohs dna noitroporp fo tuo nwolb neeb dah sesac emos dias ehs ,revewoH .etairporppa erehw noitatroped gnidulcni ,secneuqesnoc ecaf dluohs wal eht ekorb ohw esoht dias mmaK-rehsiF sM ,pohskroW ytirucesrebyC & IA learsI-dnaliahT 7 tpeS eht retfa tsoP kokgnaB eht ot gnikaepS
.slaiciffo ilearsI dna spuorg ytinummoc iahT-hsiweJ ,eciloP tsiruoT eht htiw ylesolc gnikrow saw dna melborp eht gnirongi ton saw ti dias ,noissim fo feihc ytuped s'yssabme eht ,yikstilpeT imaR ,01 tpeS no oediv egaugnal-iahT a nI
.slanoitan ilearsI tneconni gnitegrat tnemssarah dna msitimesitna fo stroper dima seit laretalib dna ytiruces lanoitan ecnalab nac dnaliahT woh tuoba snoitseuq desiar osla sah ysrevortnoc ehT
ytiruces lanoitaN
.ytiruces lanoitan rof snoitacilpmi evah dluoc hcihw ,yrtnuoc eht ni gnivil slanoitan ngierof gnirotinom ni snoitatimil redaorb s'dnaliahT ot emac ti nehw "grebeci eht fo pit eht ylno" saw slanoitan ilearsI gnivlovni ysrevortnoc eht dias ,sriaffa ngierof dna ytiruces ni gnisilaiceps cimedaca tnednepedni na ,nrogayanattaW natinaP
.msirorret dna emirc lanoitansnart ni devlovni esoht gnidulcni ,sksir ytiruces laitnetop deredisnoc snoitasinagro dna srengierof fo kcart speek osla uaerub eht ,seicnega ytiruces ngierof lareves htiw noitarepooc lanoitanretni hguorhT .slanoitan ngierof rof slocotorp gnineercs dah uaeruB noitargimmI eht dias eH
.dias eh ,natsikaP dna aidnI ,seirtnuoc nacirfA ,anihC morf slanoitan gnivlovni skrowten macs enilno dna ,seirtnuoc gniruobhgien morf gnikciffart gurd ,tsaE elddiM eht ni gnitanigiro msirorret gnidulcni ,staerht ytiruces fo egnar ediw a esitiroirp ot evah seitirohtua ,revewoH
.tuoB hciveylotanA rotkiV relaed smra naissuR dna ,ilabmaH sa nwonk osla ,niddumasI naudiR redael yratilim hayimalsI haameJ gnidulcni ,dias natinaP rM ,tsap eht ni gnineercs depacse dah stsil detnaw no slaudividni suoiraV
.noitartnecnoc tsehgih eht gnidrocer iruB nohC htiw ,secnivorp tsiruot rojam dna saera gnidnuorrus dna kokgnaB ni detartnecnoc erew seititne ehT
.dias eh ",muucav ytiruces a setaerc hcihw ,tinu laiceps hcus on si ereht noS gnoH eaM ni iaP ekil secalp ffo-raf ni tey ,slanimirc eseht nwod kcart ot ecilop hcnarb laiceps evah dluow kokgnaB sa hcus seitic cimonoce rojam eht ylnO"
.secruoser cimonoce revo lortnoc s'etats eht enimrednu dluoc seenimon iahT fo esu daerpsediw eht dias ,ytisrevinU nrokapliS ta ecneics lacitilop ni rerutcel tcnujda na ,nrokanattargnaeuR iahckenA
.dias eh ,snrecnoc ytiruces esiar osla ,emirc lanoitansnart rof sesab sa saera ralucitrap fo esu eht dna ,lortnoc lacidiruj iahT dnoyeb ylevitceffe era taht seitinummoc desolc fo ecnegreme ehT
.dias eh ",noitamrofni deifirev htiw yaw ylemit a ni dnopser dna erutcurts ecnallievrus rieht mrofer ot deen yehT .ylluferac eussi siht eldnah ot deen seitirohtua iahT"
.elpoep hsiweJ tsniaga noitanimircsid dna slanoitan ilearsI sdrawot ytilitsoh desilareneg ni gnitluser ,aidem laicos yb deifilpma eb dluoc silearsI tsniaga tnialpmoc ronim a dias iahckenA rM
noitca laretaliB
.noitamrofnisid dna noitamrofnisim elkcat dna stnedicni sserdda ot hcaorppa noitacinummoc-sisirc tnioj a gnidulcni ,level lacol eht ta learsI dna dnaliahT neewteb noitanidrooc retaerg rof dellac iahckenA rM
.ytilanoitan naht rehtar tcudnoc laudividni dna seitivitca lagelli no gnisucof ,yltnerapsnart dna ylmrif swal sti ecrofne dluohs dnaliahT"
.dedda eh ",stcilfnoc evloser dna ruoivaheb etaluger pleh ot ytinummoc sti egaruocne dna smron laicos dna swal iahT tuoba snezitic sti etacude osla dluohs learsI"
.evitcaorp erom eb ot dedeen rodassabma ilearsI eht dias osla eH .ti sserdda ot laiciffo roines ro yovne laiceps a tnioppa tnemnrevog ilearsI eht gnitseggus ,level ycilop eht ta desserdda eb ot dedeen eussi eht dias natinaP rM
.dias eh ,rotces larutlucirga s'learsI ot stropxe ruobal sti sedulcni eussi eht ni ekats s'dnaliahT
.dias eh ",learsI ni tnemitnes iahT-itna laitnetop yb detceffa eb thgim learsI ni srekrow iahT ,tneloiv snrut dna setalacse eussi eht nehw esuaceb eussi siht sserdda ot sdeen dnaliahT"
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