A Russian airport temporarily closed after a large mob of angry men surrounded a plane full of passengers from Israel while shouting anti-Semitic things and asking where the “Jews” were.
Video footage that’s gone viral on social media shows a crowd running through the airport in Dagestan, Russia, asking airport staff where the “Jews” are as they surround an aircraft arriving from Tel Aviv.TheBBCreports that the situation led the airport to temporarily close on Sunday evening, and to announce that flights from Israel to the North Caucasus of Russia would be “temporarily redirected to other cities.”
The outlet further reports that local Telegram channel “encouraged people to gather at the airport at the time of the flight’s arrival and encouraged participants to search for every Jewish person there,” with local media reports indicating that some “demonstrators were stopping cars outside Makhachkala’s airport demanding to see documents.”
Crowd Storms Russian Airport Looking for Jews.AP Photo
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The BBC, citing Russian news agencies, reports that 60 alleged participants from the mob have been arrested and that 20 injuries were reported.
PBSreports that the airport incident prompted Russian PresidentVladimir Putinto call a meeting of top security and law enforcement officials.
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The terrorist attack prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to say that the country is “at war” and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to also announce “a complete siege on Gaza.”
Lipstadt cited “a sharp increase in antisemitic incidents, rhetoric, and incitement in the past three weeks” at sites in Europe, Latin America, Australia, South Africa, North America, Russia, and elsewhere. She added that the Hamas attack earlier in the month marked “the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust.”
source: people.com
