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Thai citizenship of Jewish community leader Yosef Kantor revoked
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Thai citizenship of Jewish community leader Yosef Kantor revoked

  • Thai Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul revoked the citizenship of Yosef Chaim Kantor, an American who gained Thai naturalization in 2013.
  • Kantor violated citizenship conditions by repeatedly using his American passport for 16 international trips, including to Australia, which was deemed a potential security risk to Thailand.
  • The revocation, enacted under Section 19 (2) of the Thai Citizenship Act, was deemed necessary to prevent serious public damage from the ongoing violation of citizenship terms.
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