{
  "id": 3261966,
  "title": "'This is Thailand': Vendor shouts ‘Free Palestine’, asks Israeli tourists to leave his Phuket shop. Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/this-is-thailand-vendor-shouts-free-palestine-asks-israeli-tourists",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-25T12:17:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/vendor-shouts-free-palestine-asks-israeli-tourists-to-leave-his-phuket-shop-watch-11787656250131.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A video from Phuket, Thailand has surfaced online, showing a shopkeeper asking Israeli tourists to leave his establishment while shouting \"Free Palestine.\" The vendor can be seen waving a Palestinian flag and chanting while the tourists can be heard responding with abuse. According to Al Jazeera, the incident occurred outside the shop, where the tourists were reportedly abusing the shopkeeper. The vendor claimed he was provoked by one of the tourists, who was reportedly also shouting \"Free Israel.\" The video has gone viral, sparking a debate on social media with mixed reactions from netizens.",
  "summary": "A shopkeeper was seen being abused by a group of Israeli tourists in a now-viral video after they were asked to leave. Reportedly, one among the group shouted ‘Free Israel’.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}