Lynch Mob Storms Russian Airport In Search Of Jews

On Sunday, a lynch mob that consisted of hundreds of people stormed into the main airport in Russia’s Dagestan region.

According to the Associated Press, the mob rushed onto the landing field, chanting anti-Semitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving on a flight from the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

🇷🇺🇮🇱 Muslims in Dagestan, Russia STORM the airport at which a flight from ISRAEL is currently arriving! pic.twitter.com/Ez7xwmJhNL

— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) October 29, 2023

From the Associated Press:

Russian news reports said the crowd on Sunday surrounded the airliner, which belongs to Russian carrier Red Wings.

BREAKING: A group of Muslims have broken onto the Makhachkala-Dagestan, Russia airport looking for Jews on a suspected plane from Tel Aviv.

The group could be heard yelling "Allahu Akbar" as some of them reportedly tried breaking into some of the planes.

“Crowds of Rioters on… pic.twitter.com/9JCnwDXltx

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 29, 2023

Authorities closed the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region, and police converged on the facility.

Dagestan’s Ministry of Health said more than 20 people were injured, with two in critical condition. It said the injured included police officers and civilians.

BREAKING:

The lynch mob which stormed the airport in Dagestan, Russia to search for Jews as a plane was landing from Tel Aviv has found its first “suspected Jew”

He tells them he is Uzbek, but they don’t believe him

“Take his passport, search his phone” pic.twitter.com/9gKteyKFz0

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 29, 2023

Sixty people were detained in the unrest, the Interior Ministry for the federal district that includes Dagestan said Monday. It was not clear if charges had been filed against any of them.

Russian security forces have now used force to disperse the Islamist lynch mob at an airport in Dagestan in Russia. Fired in the air. Israeli passengers taken to a safe area. Situation still volatile. pic.twitter.com/xAKBaP1UXJ

— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) October 29, 2023

Video on social media shows some in the crowd waving Palestinian flags and others trying to overturn a police car. Anti-Semitic slogans can be heard being shouted and some in the crowd examined the passports of arriving passengers, apparently in an attempt to identify those who were Israeli.

In a statement Sunday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel “expects the Russian law enforcement authorities to protect the safety of all Israeli citizens and Jews wherever they may be and to act resolutely against the rioters and against the wild incitement directed against Jews and Israelis.”

While voicing support for Palestinians in Gaza, the regional Dagestani government appealed to citizens to remain calm and not take part in such protests.

“We urge residents of the republic to treat the current situation in the world with understanding. Federal authorities and international organizations are making every effort to bring about a cease-fire against Gaza civilians … we urge residents of the republic not to succumb to the provocations of destructive groups and not to create panic in society,” the Dagestani government wrote on Telegram.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the riots on Sunday night, calling them “appalling” and accusing Russian officials of being hateful towards Jews.

Appalling videos from Makhachkala, Russia, where an angry mob broke into the airport searching for Israeli citizens on the flight from Tel-Aviv.

This is not an isolated incident in Makhachkala, but rather part of Russia’s widespread culture of hatred toward other nations, which…

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 29, 2023