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Israel wants Thai workers back but 'can't wait forever'
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 30/03/2024
» The Israeli ambassador said she hopes to see Thai workers return to the Middle Eastern country's agricultural sector after one-third departed due to the ongoing war with Hamas that erupted with the Oct 7 massacre.
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Not all are celebrating this year
Oped, Published on 13/03/2024
» Last week, just days before International Women's Day, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, issued a report following her team's visit to Israel and the West Bank.
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Israeli ambassador presses need for 'Holocaust education'
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 03/02/2024
» Learning about the Holocaust is an important way for Thai children to understand the importance of respecting diversity and standing up against injustices.
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A call for vigilance and education
News, Published on 29/01/2024
» The United Nations recognised the importance of preserving the memory of the Holocaust when it designated Jan 27 as a day for global reflection. While the memory is important in itself, it would be meaningless if we do not use the lessons of history to educate future generations. Lessons of the terrible consequences that create a society that accepts and even encourages anti-Semitism, racism and hatred.
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Pro-Palestine group blasts Israel's tuk-tuk campaign
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/01/2024
» A pro-Palestine group has called on parliament to pressure the Israeli embassy into ending a high-profile local campaign calling for the release of hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza, saying it risks undermining Thailand’s neutrality.
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Govt wary of campaign to free Gaza hostages
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 17/01/2024
» The government has voiced disagreement with a recent campaign by the Israeli embassy calling for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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Tuk-tuk campaign presses for release of all hostages in Gaza
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 13/01/2024
» The Israeli embassy launched a tuk-tuk banner campaign on Friday calling for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and to mark the 100th day of their captivity, which falls on Sunday.
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8 Thai hostages must not be forgotten
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 02/01/2024
» The singular most important event of 2023 in Thailand was the Thai hostage crisis that began on Oct 7 when Hamas launched its surprise onslaught on Israel from the Gaza Strip. Several thousand Thai workers were caught up in the crisis, and several dozen were taken hostage along with over 240 men, women and children of almost two dozen nationalities. Apart from Israeli citizens, the number of Thais taken prisoner was the highest among foreigners, and at least 39 were confirmed killed. At the end of November and in the weeks that followed, a total of 23 Thais were freed. Today, eight remain in Gaza, and their fate is unknown. In modern Thai history, this is the first time such a huge number of Thai citizens have been abducted.
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Tips for PM
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/12/2023
» Re: "PM 'heavy-hearted' about 2024 prospects", (BP, Dec 14).
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Ceasefire in Gaza will endanger peace, stability
Oped, Published on 16/12/2023
» In times of peace, assessing moral considerations is a simpler task compared to the complexities that arise during armed conflicts. Yet, the need for moral clarity becomes paramount when the fog of war obscures our judgement.
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