The Russian Spiritual Council condemned the anti-Semitic protests in Dagestan, and the Kremlin called them an attempt by the West to split Russia

The Presidium of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation condemned anti-Semitic incidents in Dagestan. Muslim leaders emphasize that attempts to turn political conflicts into an interreligious war must not be allowed.

At the same time, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the events at Makhachkala airport are the result of outside interference. “At approximately 19:00, Putin will hold a meeting to discuss Western attempts to use events in the Middle East to split Russian society,” the official said. Mishustin, Medvedev, Bortnikov, Naryshkin, Patrushev, Lavrov, Shoigu, Krasnov, Matvienko, Volodin were invited to the meeting.

Earlier, the head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, accused Ukraine of organizing anti-Semitic riots in Makhachkala.

The riots began on the evening of October 29. Several hundred pro-Palestinian people came to greet the plane from Israel. Those gathered looked for Jews, checked passports, stopped cars, broke fences, and threw stones at security forces.

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