The misfortune of being from a country Israeli soldiers like to visit:
"Over the past six months, at least three incidents of physical violence by Israeli nationals have been reported by the locals, with police investigating them. In each incident, Israeli tourists physically attacked locals on the south coast who were known to be vocally pro-Palestinian."
#Palestine #SriLanka
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/17/no-more-silence-israelis-face-gaza-war-backlash-on-sri-lankas-beaches
"Over the past six months, at least three incidents of physical violence by Israeli nationals have been reported by the locals, with police investigating them. In each incident, Israeli tourists physically attacked locals on the south coast who were known to be vocally pro-Palestinian."
#Palestine #SriLanka
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/17/no-more-silence-israelis-face-gaza-war-backlash-on-sri-lankas-beaches
‘No more silence’: Israelis face Gaza war backlash on Sri Lanka’s beaches
For years, relations between residents and Israeli visitors were cordial, but cracks in this dynamic are now visible.Al Jazeera