From: The evolution of Israeli public policy for drug-using backpackers
Issue | Israeli newspaper headlines: |
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Correlation of backpackers and drug abuse | “Thousands of young Israeli participants at drug and alcohol parties in India,” Ma’ariv, December 26, 1995. By Yoav Limor; “Thousands of Israelis for seven days dropping acid at huge beach party in India,” Yediot Aharonot, December 29, 1995. By Asefa Peled; “Indian trip: Yes, thousands of Israelis participate each year in acid parties in India,” Ma’ariv, December 29, 1995. By Yoav Limor; “Israelis get high in India: Taking drug-trips,” Yediot Aharonot, January 1, 1996. By De Bar, S; “Thousands of Israelis at the biggest drug party in the world,” Yediot Aharonot, December 26, 1995. By Peled, A.; “Sylvester in Goa: The biggest drug party. Israelis in Goa celebrate tonight,” Ma’ariv, December 31, 1995. By Capra, M.; “Goa: Israelis, drugs, and Sylvester. A few hours before the opening of the biggest drug party in India,” Ma’ariv, January 1,1996. By Capra, M.; “Sylvester in Goa: Mom, what a great trip! A quarter to seven in the morning the sun rises in Goa and the drug party reaches its peak,” Ma’ariv, January 2, 1996. By Capra, M.; “Goa,” Ma’ariv Weekend, January 5, 1996. By Capra, M. |
Correlation of backpackers, drug abuse and mental illness and insanity | “Five Israelis who took hallucinogenic drugs in India suffer from psychotic episodes: Possibility of sending a plane to India to rescue victims of drugs,” Ma’ariv, December 27, 1995. By Yaakov Galanti; “24-year-old Israeli woman rescued from Goa in difficult psychotic condition,” Yediot Aharonot, February 19, 1996. By Sofer, R.; “Israeli who smoked drugs in Goa admitted to psychiatric hospital,” Ma’ariv, February 2, 1996. By Capra, M.; “Israeli woman rescued from Goa,” Ma’ariv, February 19, 1996. By Shaked. Y. |
Correlation between backpackers, drug abuse and death | “The visit to the East almost finished his life: A young man boy tells his mother he took magic mushrooms, but after returning to Israel, suffered a severe reaction and was hospitalized,” Ma’ariv, December 27, 1995. |
“For David Kim, Goa is a bad dream: a year ago rescued…,” Ma’ariv, December 27, 1995. By Golan Yosifon; “Return from Goa,” Yediot Aharonot Weekend, January 5, 1996. By Argaman-Barnea, A.; “Celebration ended in Goa,” Yediot Aharonot, January 16, 1996. By Baum, A.& Eshel, S.; “The solution is not India! Instead of necessary treatment, unit sent to Goa beach, with or without condoms, wrangles with authorities,” Haaretz, January 1, 1996. By Golan, A | |
Correlation between backpackers and delinquency/ drug trafficking | “Israeli backpacker arrested in Goa suspected as drug dealer,” Ma’ariv, January 10, 1996. By Brenner, D. & Cohen, A.; “30 young Israelis arrested in India and Thailand for drug offenses,” Haaretz, January 24, 1996. By Alon, G. & Zrahiya, T. |
Correlation of construction of clear and tangible danger due to these behaviors and media prediction of dire consequences if failure to act: Creates call for parents to worry over their children’s potential interaction with drugs | “Possibility of sending plane to India to rescue victims of drugs,” Ma’ariv, December 27, 1995. By Yaakov Galanti; “Israelis in India panic: Hundreds of worried parents phone Goa, begging children to go home,” Yediot Aharonot, December 31, 1995. By Asefa Peled; “Parents asked to fly to Goa, India, to return their children from drug party,” Haaretz, December 27, 1995. By Rali, S; “Parents do something about children traveling to India! Young Israeli Limor Cohen pleads in emotional letter to newspaper,” Yediot Aharonot, December 31, 1995. By Rimon, N. |
Correlation of reference to State of Israel (including law enforcement) and its actions in addressing the serious problem of drug using backpackers | “Police considering sending narcotics detectives to Goa beach,” Yediot Aharonot, December 28, 1995. By Meiri, D., Travelsi-Hadad, T. & Baum, I.; “Indian embassy prepares list of Israelis in Goa zone,” Yediot Aharonot, December 29, 1995. By Meiri, D. & Yakir, Y.; “Appointed committee for Israeli drug problems abroad,” ITIM (Israel News Agency), January 8, 1996; “Tightening cooperation between Israeli and Indian police forces: Israeli police representatives may go to India to investigate drug parties,” Haaretz, December 28, 1995. By Shapira, R.; “Police afraid of pressure in ‘Goa affair’: Indians may arrest Israelis,” Haaretz, January 3, 1996. |