A Barbershop in Thailand Displays a "No Israelis Allowed" Sign

A barbershop on Koh Tao Island in Thailand put up a sign saying: "Please, no Israelis. I occasionally cut hair for Israelis, it’s very difficult and disrespectful to the point that I no longer want to be a barber. Hope you understand," written in broken English.

Ziv Paz, an Israeli traveling in Thailand, took a picture of the sign and shared her thoughts with YNET: "I was particularly shocked that it didn’t bother many people in line. No one considered it strange that someone was discriminating against an entire nation, and everyone just walked past it."

The sign hung at the barbershop in Thailand

Paz said, "My first instinct was to photograph it because it clearly wasn't right. I thought about going in and starting a discussion, asking why, and if they understand the implications of such a sign, but I felt that if a sign can be hung like that and remain untouched, I might get into trouble in such a place."

Nonetheless, Paz mentioned that despite the sign, she feels safe in Thailand and has not encountered any form of anti-Semitism until seeing this sign. "It was shocking because in a place where everyone is friendly, you don't expect something like this to go unnoticed."

Paz posted the photo on social media, but to her surprise, some Israelis agreed with the sign: "You can understand them," one commented. "It’s the ugly Israeli that's notable everywhere," another wrote, and many others condemned the behavior of Israeli tourists abroad.