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| Palestinian representative to the UN condemns riots at Makhachkala airport | |
| 2023-10-31 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] The reaction of the residents of Dagestan to the latest escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is understandable, but there is no justification for violating the law, said the Permanent Representative of Palestine to the UN in Geneva, Ibrahim Kraishi, commenting on the unrest at Makhachkala airport.
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, according to the Caucasian Knot report “ Anti-Semitic actions in the North Caucasus: how it happened.” The Permanent Representative of Palestine to the UN in Geneva, Ibrahim Kraishi, commented on the unrest at the Makhachkala airport, RIA Novosti writes on October 30. Kraishi said that he “humanly understands” the negative reaction of Dagestanis to the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but this cannot justify breaking the law. “We always ask our supporters to respect the law, even in these difficult times. But this support is truly appreciated, support is needed everywhere,” the publication quotes him as saying. Muslims in 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. Information about who and how in the North Caucasus expressed support for Palestine is collected in the “Caucasian Knot” document “ Actions in support of Palestine in the North Caucasus .” On October 28, the Coordination Center for Muslims of the North Caucasus called anti-Semitic actions unacceptable and called not to regard the opinion of their participants as the opinion of the people. 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. The fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement began on October 7 with the firing of hundreds of rockets into Israeli territory, including civilian targets and civilians. The Israel Defense Forces responded by launching a military operation against Hamas, after which Israel announced a blockade of the Gaza Strip: supplies of water, food, electricity, medicine, and fuel were suspended. Thousands of people died on both sides. The Islamic movement Hamas is recognized as terrorist in a number of countries: in particular, France and the European Union added it to the list of terrorist groups after the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In Russia, the movement has not been declared terrorist, since none of its representatives have been convicted in Russia, the Prosecutor General’s Office said in response to a request from a deputy from St. Petersburg. | |
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