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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia Makhachkala Airport Pogrom/riot News Roundup for November 1st, 2023
2023-11-02
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Representatives of Jewish communities called the situation in Dagestan tense

[KavkazUzel] Members of the Jewish communities of Kizlyar and Khasavyurt reported a tense atmosphere in Dagestan, but, according to them, there were no targeted threats to community representatives. The work of at least two Jewish communities in the republic has been suspended, they said.

As the " Caucasian Knot " wrote, from October 26 to 29, mass anti-Semitic actions took place in the cities of three republics of the North Caucasus Federal District. In Cherkessk, protesters demanded that visitors from Israel not be allowed in, and in Nalchik a cultural center was burned. In Khasavyurt, Dagestan, hundreds of people gathered at a hotel after reports on social networks that refugees from Israel were staying at the hotel. The most large-scale action was the unrest at Makhachkala airport amid reports that a plane from Israel had arrived there. A representative of the Israeli Embassy in Russia said today that the diplomatic mission is ready to help Dagestani Jews move to Israel.

On October 29, mass riots occurred at Makhachkala airport due to reports of the arrival of a plane with passengers from Israel. More than 20 people were injured in the riots, including nine police officers. The criminal case of mass riots has been transferred to Moscow investigators. Security forces identified more than 150 riot participants and detained 83 of them,  police reported .

A representative of the Jewish community of Kizlyar said that although there were no direct threats to her, or other members of the community, the aggressive mood in society persists. “It can be unpleasant to see such statuses in What’s App from people you know well,” she told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.

The work of the Jewish community in Kizlyar has been suspended, the woman noted. “We will not work under any circumstances until the situation improves,” she said.

According to her, the police are keenly interested in the situation, but no police were stationed near the community premises. “The police are taking the initiative and are concerned about what is happening. But they did not set up a permanent post - this will attract even more attention,” she said.

According to her, among members of the Kizlyar community there is a desire to leave the city. “People are thinking about moving, for example, to the Stavropol Territory,” she said.

A representative of the Khasavyurt community confirmed that the atmosphere in Dagestan remains tense. “There are threats on Instagram* and Telegram, they write everywhere – even in What’s App statuses,” she said.

The woman said that the community in Khasayurt is not functioning now. “The community doesn’t work, how can it work when everyone is ,” a community representative told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.

At the same time, she emphasized that she personally does not intend to leave the city. “I’m not thinking about it yet,” she concluded.

The events at the Makhachkala airport and anti-Semitic actions in Khasavyurt, Cherkessk, and Nalchik are atypical both for the North Caucasus and for Russia as a whole; they threaten interreligious and interethnic harmony in the country, the Russian Jewish Congress said on October 29.

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Muftiate of Dagestan announced the dismissal of an employee due to his position on Palestine

The head of the reconciliation department in the Muftiate of Dagestan was fired due to unauthorized and loud statements on the Palestinian issue, the Muftiate announced today. Blogger Rasul Assad reported that for the same reason, the head of the department of fatwas under the Muftiate of Dagestan, Zainulla Ataev, was also fired.

The "Caucasian Knot" wrote that Muslims of the North Caucasus reacted sharply to the new escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In Chechnya, the clergy organizes daily mass prayers in support of Palestine; the Muftiate of Dagestan reported on October 28 that thousands of participants participated in prayers for the Palestinians. At the same time, the Coordination Center for Muslims of the North Caucasus called  anti-Semitic actions unacceptable and urged not to regard the opinion of their participants as the opinion of the people.

From October 26 to 29, mass anti-Semitic actions took place in the cities of three republics of the North Caucasus Federal District. In Cherkessk, protesters demanded that visitors from Israel not be allowed in, and in Nalchik a cultural center was burned. In Khasavyurt, Dagestan, hundreds of people gathered at a hotel after messages on social networks that there were refugees from Israel in this hotel, and riots broke out at the airports in Makhachkala, according to the Caucasian Knot report “Anti-Semitic actions in the North Caucasus: how it happened . ” The Caucasian Knot has also prepared a report entitled “ A Wave of Anti-Semitic Actions in the North Caucasus.”

Magomed-Rasul Saaduev, an employee of the masliat department of the Muftiate of Dagestan, was dismissed from his position a week ago, the Muftiate of Dagestan announced today.
How embarrassing to see a Moslem department in Russia immediately announcing the firing by name of an employee who speaks up to support Hamas, even if the country has not declared the group a terrorist organization, but President Joe Biden’s administration refuses even to name theirs, never mind the possibility of chastising the brute.
“All employees of the Muftiate were informed of the Mufti’s order not to make unauthorized and loud statements that agitate the Dagestanis, taking into account the Dagestani mentality. Despite this, Saaduev, under his own responsibility, made a statement on Friday that “the entire Muslim world considers what is happening in Palestine to be jihad", says a message on the Muftiate’s Telegram channel.

The message emphasizes that unauthorized speeches are not worthy and are not encouraged for employees of any serious organization." "Saaduev has previously made similar unconfirmed statements and received a warning that the opinion expressed out loud must be responsible and collegial."

Adviser and wife of the Mufti of Dagestan Aina Gamzatova noted in her Telegram channel that she understands the indignation over Saaduev’s dismissal and regrets what happened. “But I think everyone agrees that in any organization, especially in such a serious and responsible for the fate of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in Dagestan, like the Muftiate, there must be a strict hierarchy,” she wrote.

At the same time, the Telegram channel “Ask Rasul,” which is run by blogger Rasul Assad, with reference to sources, reported that in addition to the adviser to the mufti, the founder of the Insan Foundation and the head of the reconciliation department under the Muftai of Dagestan, Saaduyev was also fired because of his position on the Palestinian issue Head of the fatwa department at the Muftiate of Dagestan Zainulla Ataev.

The telegram channel “What is it with the Dagestanis” reported today that information about Atayev’s dismissal was also confirmed by Aina Gamzatova and Saaduev himself.

Atayev’s Telegram channel by 16.10 Moscow time does not contain any statements on this matter.

Let us note on October 31, the Telegram channel “Caucasus Pravda” published an appeal from Saaduev to the head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, in which he asked for “a mitigation of the measure” in relation to each participant in the riots at the Makhachkala airport. “I am sure that each of them learned a lesson for themselves and repented of what they did,” Saaduev said in the video.

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Mufti of Tatarstan called for leniency towards the rioters at Makhachkala airport

The riots in Dagestan were “organized by forces from outside,” and their participants, who became victims of provocation, should be shown leniency, the Chief Mufti of Tatarstan Kamil Samigullin said today.

As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, 15 participants in the riots at the Makhachkala airport were sentenced to administrative arrests for periods of three to 10 days under the administrative article of petty hooliganism, two more were assigned to compulsory labor.

On October 29, mass riots occurred at Makhachkala airport due to reports of the arrival of a plane with passengers from Israel. More than 20 people were injured in the riots, including nine police officers. The criminal case of mass riots has been transferred to Moscow investigators. Security forces identified more than 150 riot participants and detained 83 of them,  police reported .

The Chief Mufti of Tatarstan, Kamil Samigullin, called for leniency towards the participants of the riots at the Makhachkala airport. In his opinion, the unrest in Dagestan was “organized by external forces.”  

“Everyone strives to support Palestine in their own way. But what definitely won’t help it are pogroms and aggression, hooliganism and outrages in regions far from it, as happened in Dagestan. To a certain extent, I understand the feelings of these Muslims: their hearts are breaking from injustice in Palestine. But their actions will only cause evil and harm to the participants of the pogroms themselves, their families and the entire Russian society," he wrote in his Telegram channel.

The incident in Dagestan is pure provocation, he said. “I urge, if possible, to show leniency towards those who fell for the provocation: it is clear that they did it out of desperation and a sense of injustice. I am sure that now, after their actions were condemned by the entire Russian public, they have repented of their deeds", he noted

A similar appeal was made by the former head of the reconciliation department of the Muftiate of Dagestan, Magomed-Rasul Saaduev, whose dismissal due to statements on the Palestinian issue was announced today by the Muftiate.

The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that the head of Dagestan Sergei Melikov addressed the participants of the protest action, promising inevitable punishment. “I admit, of course, that there were also random people in the crowd who came with sincere concerns about the Palestinians. Therefore, we will look into each case individually,” Melikov added.
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