Posted on 12/07/2025 7:27:11 AM PST by DFG
Iran reportedly hatched a covert plan to leverage Thailand into pulling tens of thousands of farm workers out of Israel in exchange for securing dozens of Thai hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7.
The Islamic Republic tried to broker the brazen powerplay in the weeks following the horrific 2023 attack that saw 39 Thai citizens killed and 31 more abducted by the terror group — including Sudthisak Rinthalak, whose remains were finally turned over to Israeli officials on Dec. 3, The Jerusalem Post reported.
Overall, three Thai workers were murdered either on Oct. 7, or while in Hamas’ captivity.
With nearly 40,000 Thai laborers living in Israel at the time, the deal would have would have put intense economic pressure on the Jewish state — possibly crippling food production with long-term repercussions, the report stated.
Bangkok went so far as to send diplomats to Tehran to meet with both Iranian officials and representatives of Hamas, including Mousa Abu Marzouk of Hamas’ political bureau.
Thailand ultimately walked away from the deal, as 23 of the 31 hostages were released within weeks of being abducted during a short-lived cease-fire.
By mid-2024, Bangkok had renegend diplomatic ties with Israel, the outlet reported.
Eight more Thai captives were returned over the course of the two-year war.
Rinthalak, one of the last remaining hostages to be returned, was working on a farm near the Gaza border when the terror group abducted him.
He was laid to rest in his home country this week.
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This is a glaring example of how warped Iran’s theocratic government is. How does this advance Iran’s intersts at all? They spend so much time and resources on being anti-Israel. And those resources should be spent on the country’s infrastructure - like providing water to Tehran. Its such a shame. Iran is one of the world’s great civilizations. One of the first empires. At times in its history it was truly enlighted and lead the world in knowledge. Now its people are saddled with this theocracy that focuses on things like this.
Wait - What? Is this piece saying Israel DOESN'T GIVE CITIZENSHIP TO EVERY PERSON PICKING CROPS in their country? Will someone please tell our farmers...
40k Thai farm workers in Israel. Who knew?
My first thought was they must be picking the roses off the rose bushes too...
Overall, three Thai workers were murdered either on Oct. 7, or while in Hamas’ captivity.
Did AI write this or did the editor just release the inter's first draft. How were three workers killed if 3o were killed?
Iranian dictators at it again.... trying to take away 40,000 innocent people’s chosen line of work and residency...in a misguided attempt to inflict further damage on the innocent nation you’ve repeatedly bombed and threatened to destroy?
either....read your history with Cyrus the Great respecting and giving the then-exiled Jewish people their right to return to Jerusalem/Israel (and even paying funds towards the reconstruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem)
or...read your Korans where Allah instructs you that he’s given that land to the Jewish people
and stop all of your Satanic bullsheit lies and threats and aggressions
you condemn yourselves to the flames of Hell for working against Allah’s instructions (you should be helping Israel not trying to destroy it!) ... Jahannam without any air conditioning awaits you.
The pals are and have been the mongrel dogs run and supported by tehran and the inbred mullahs trying to still project power through hamas is laughable.
It has potential to be one again. But I don't think the current leaders want to disavow islam...
Abortion and contraception DESTROY nstional security and national peace and national culture.
Too bad the Thais don’t put together their own covert hit squad against Hamas (and ultimately against Iran).
Still wasn’t doing too bad before Jiiiiiiimuh and the democrats turned it into a Medieval shithole.
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