A mob in Russia's mostly Muslim region of Dagestan has stormed the airport in Makhachkala in search of Jewish passengers arriving from Tel Aviv. Passengers have been forced to take refuge in planes or hide in the airport for fear of being attacked.
Rioters at the airport held signs reading, ‘We are against Jewish refugees’ and ‘Child killers have no place in Dagestan .’ Rioters at the airport held signs reading, ‘We are against Jewish refugees’ and ‘Child killers have no place in Dagestan .’A mob in Russia ’s mostly Muslim region of Dagestan has stormed the airport in Makhachkala in search of Jewish passengers arriving from
The riots appear to have been inspired by a number of posts on the social media platform Telegram, where followers were told that a flight from Tel Aviv would be arriving that evening with refugees from Israel. The account also called on local people to follow any arriving Israelis, take pictures of their vehicles and write down the addresses where they were staying.
Russia’s aviation authority said late on Sunday that all “unauthorised citizens” had been removed from the airport, while video clips circulating online appeared to show police arresting some protesters. Prominent figures in Dagestan have spoken in support of Palestine and against the Israeli state since 7 October, when a Hamas raid sowed terror in southern Israel, killing more than 1,400. In response, the Israeli government has unleashed a bombing campaign against Gaza, killing an estimated 8,000 as of Sunday, according to local officials.
“We are receiving reports from 4 different cities in Dagestan … of mobs demanding to kill the Jews,” tweeted Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, a former chief rabbi of Moscow who left in 2022 after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “A direct result of the Russian government’s siding with Hamas in this conflict and lack of condemnation of the massacre of 7/10.”
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