Hundreds of people, some waving Palestinian flags, poured into the terminal in Makhachkala, reportedly looking for Israeli citizens aboard the flight from Tel Aviv.
flags. Other protesters shouted antisemitic chants, according to local media. Some carried signs reading “child killers have no place in Dagestan” and “we are against Jewish refugees,” the independent newspaper the
Calls to assemble at the airport and protest the incoming flight had spread earlier in the day over the messaging app Telegram, reported Medizona, another independent Russian media outlet. The scale of law enforcement’s response was not immediately clear, butThere were no immediate reports of injuries or arrests.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry called for Russia to take “robust action” against the demonstrators. The president’s office said that the Israeli ambassador to Russia was working with Russian authorities on safeguarding Jews and Israelis in the country, according to the AP.
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