Overview
- A pro-Palestinian demonstration of about 500 people near Chabad of Patong led organizers to cancel a Rosh Hashanah dinner for roughly 2,000 Israeli travelers because Israeli security warned the protests could escalate.
- Phuket Governor Chotnarin Kerdsom ordered a seven-day investigation on Tuesday that requires local agencies to submit documents and findings within a week.
- The probe directs officials to review land titles, construction and land-use permits, commercial licenses and corporate shareholder records tied to the Chabad compound.
- Separately, Thai authorities declined to renew a burial license for a Jewish cemetery near Bangkok and Chabad with ZAKA representatives transferred four graves to a new site after halachic consultations.
- Thai officials and Chabad say the inquiry is focused on legal compliance and is not targeting any religion, while protest leaders have accused Jewish groups of land acquisition and diplomats warn against importing the Middle East conflict into Thailand.