Due to the conflict in the Middle East, anti-Jewish attacks are increasingly occurring in the Muslim-dominated North Caucasus of Russia. In Makhachkala, in the Republic of Dagestan, a crowd of people forced their way into the airport this evening because a plane from Tel Aviv had landed there, allegedly carrying refugees from Israel. Many people also rushed to the airfield. The airfield was temporarily closed, the TASS agency reported.
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According to Israeli media reports, several Israelis and Jews were taken to a safe location in a guarded room at the airport. Quoting state aviation authority Rosawiazija, it said arriving planes were diverted to other airports.
According to reports from local agencies, security forces have now managed to remove all protesters and attackers from the airport premises.
Israel criticizes Russia
Israel called on Russia to protect Israelis and Jews within its jurisdiction. A statement from the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said the Israeli ambassador in Moscow was cooperating with Russian authorities. The State of Israel views with great concern attempts to harm Israeli citizens and Jews around the world.
Israeli media broadcast footage from Makhachkala airport in Dagestan that allegedly showed the arrival of young men suspected of being upset about Israel’s actions in the Gaza war, storming the runway in search of passengers on a flight leaving Tel Aviv. .
Breaking into the hotel
The day before, a mob of angry people surrounded a hotel in the city of Khasavyurt in Dagestan because of a rumor that refugees from Israel were staying there. The state agency RIA confirmed this incident. According to local reports, several dozen men broke into the hotel to allegedly check the passports of hotel guests. The police isolated the hotel.
The situation is aggravated by the fact that evacuation flights of Russian citizens from Tel Aviv land in the North Caucasus, namely at Makhachkala, Mineralnye Vody and Sochi airports. In the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, Russian Muslims support their Palestinian brothers.
Defaced Jewish cultural center
In Nalchik, tires were set on fire near a Jewish cultural center under construction, the RIA news agency reported. According to security authorities of the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, the building was filled with extremist slogans. According to the photos, it said “Death to the Jews”.