According to the IFMA, the move was sparked by the death of a Palestinian boy named Ammar Hamayel, who was a member of the Palestinian national Muay Thai team.

Activists for Palestinian statehood in Thailand are calling for curbs on the open-door visa-free entry extended to the thousands of Israeli “tourists” visiting Thailand, many of whom are ...

A cohort of counterprotesters attended the Palestinian flag ceremony, too, carrying Israeli flags and, at times, attempting to drown out the official lineup of speakers, but the event carried on ...