Antisemitic Riot at Dagestan Airport: Moscow Jews Unfazed

Members of Moscow's Jewish community expressed their lack of surprise but deep disappointment following an antisemitic riot at a Russian airport, which occurred amidst global tensions from the Israel-Hamas conflict. Russian police arrested 60 people suspected of violently storming the airport and seeking to attack Jewish passengers arriving from Israel. The incident highlighted the deep-rooted antisemitism in Russian society, with the Kremlin blaming "external interference" and Ukraine for the attack, while Ukraine rejected the accusations and pointed to the antisemitism within Russian elites and society. The director of the Moscow Choral Synagogue called for peace between religious communities and expressed his lack of surprise at the incident.