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Thailand Revokes Ariel Blushstein’s Citizenship Under Nationality Act

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC · How we work

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Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul revoked Ariel Blushstein’s Thai citizenship.
Blushstein had become a naturalized Thai citizen in 2019.
Authorities said he traveled to Hong Kong on June 14, 2019 using an Israeli passport.
He returned to Thailand on June 23, 2019 with the same Israeli passport.
The revocation invoked Section 19 of the 1965 Nationality Act and was announced in Royal Gazette, with no arrest or deportation.

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Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul revoked Ariel Blushstein’s Thai citizenship.
Blushstein had become a naturalized Thai citizen in 2019.
Authorities said he traveled to Hong Kong on June 14, 2019 using an Israeli passport.
He returned to Thailand on June 23, 2019 with the same Israeli passport.
The revocation invoked Section 19 of the 1965 Nationality Act and was announced in Royal Gazette, with no arrest or deportation.