Israelis and Russians take over villages

Shantaram Naik M.P. and Secretary AICC said that Goa’s lands need to be protected and that we cannot allow any Goan village to be called Israel Village or Russian Village. Naik's reference was to the beach villages of Morjim, Ashwem and Arambol in North Goa, which are popular with Israeli and Russian tourists, who flock to these beaches in thousands annually, making the area a throbbing hub for foreigners.

The Israeli onslaught has become so predominant north of Arambol, that a team of 11 seminarians wrote a book about the Israelis - a documentation of sorts of their activities in Goa. “Claiming The Right To Say No: A Study Of Israeli Tourist Behaviour And Patterns In Goa”, has been authored by 11 seminarians or priests-in-grooming. It has been published by the Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), an arm of the Roman Catholic church in the state.

The seminarians went undercover and documented the Israelis moving from Anjuna to Arambol. The seminarians have written about the narcotics, trance music, drugs, alcohol, kissing and groping and switching partners. One reason why Israeli youth make a beeline for Goa is because they have easy availability of drugs and they can party till the cows come home. Young boys are trained to become killers and the government sends them to Goa to relax.

The Israelis are loud, brash and involved in 'monkey business'. Tel Aviv beach of the nineties is now known as Israeli beach.

Tourists from Israel, along with those from Britain, Russia and Germany, top the number of tourists arriving in Goa every tourist season. Out of the two million tourists coming to the state each year, nearly 450,000 are foreigners.

Some foreigners enter into businesses in partnership with local residents. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) would be interested in them.

Officially released by the Goa archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao Sunday, the book critiques the behaviour of Israeli tourists. Its copies are available for sale at several church-supported outlets.

Naik said to protect Goa’s land, a constitutional amendment would be required, and therefore, all sections of the society have to co-operate in this endeavour.