Thailand strips chief rabbi’s citizenship in foreigner crackdown
What happened
Thailand has revoked the citizenship of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor, the country's chief rabbi, in a widening crackdown on foreigners accused of breaking or bending the rules.
Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed the order on Oct. 28, citing Kantor's continued use of his US nationality to travel abroad after he became a Thai citizen in 2013.
The case follows an Oct. 1 revocation involving a businessman who kept using an Israeli passport, and Chabad premises were searched in October during a nominee-business inquiry.
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- 2026-10-29 07:03 UTCStraits Times · straitstimes.com ↗
- 2026-10-29 14:44 UTCSCMP via AFP · scmp.com ↗
- 2026-10-29 15:51 UTCTimes of Israel · timesofisrael.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 01:08 UTCVnExpress · e.vnexpress.net ↗
- 2026-10-30 11:52 UTCBangkok Post · bangkokpost.com ↗
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