NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 21:50
In the Russian autonomous republic of Dagestan, dozens of anti-Jewish demonstrators stormed the airport of the capital Makhachkala. They broke through doors and fences after a plane from Tel Aviv landed there and started looking for Israeli citizens. Video footage shows passengers fleeing back onto the plane.
According to the Russian aviation authority, all “unauthorized citizens” had been removed from the airport by midnight local time.
“A number of Israeli citizens and Jews have been isolated and placed under protection at the airport,” an Israeli official said The Times of Israël. “We are trying to get them on a flight to Moscow as soon as possible.”
Regional media show images of the airport being completely taken over by demonstrators:
Anti-Jewish protesters in Dagestan storm plane from Tel Aviv
Earlier in the evening, dozens of demonstrators rushed onto the runway, while others checked cars and buses leaving the airport to see if they contained Jews. Anti-Semitic and anti-Israel slogans were also shouted.
Israel calls on Russia to protect the rights of Israelis and Jews. According to a statement from the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the Israeli ambassador in Moscow is cooperating with the Russian authorities. “The State of Israel takes seriously any attempts to harm Israeli citizens and Jews anywhere in the world,” the statement said.
Hotel also attacked
It is the latest in a series of anti-Semitic incidents in the North Caucasus republic. Yesterday, in another city in Dagestan, Khasavyurt, a crowd demonstrated in front of a hotel that was rumored to be “full of Jews.” The crowd demanded that the guests show themselves. When that didn’t happen, they started pelting the hotel with stones. A delegation of demonstrators was allowed into the hotel to see that there were no Jews.
An anti-Israel protest also took place yesterday in central Lenin Square in Makhachkala. The demonstrators demand that Dagestan not admit Israeli Jews.
Dagestan, which borders Georgia, Chechnya and Azerbaijan, has a predominantly Muslim population. Several thousand Jews also live there.
2023-10-29 20:50:10
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