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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

Dagestan

Rioters at the airport in Makhachkala, Dagestan, October 30, 2023, shout antisemitic slogans as they protest the arrival of an airliner coming from Tel Aviv. (AP)
August 23, 2024, 5:40 pm
Russian court sends 5 to jail over antisemitic riot at Dagestan airport in October
Men handed sentences ranging between 6 to 9 years for taking part in mob that stormed airport where flight arrived from Tel Aviv in hunt for ‘unclean’ passengers onboard
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative A man walks in the damaged Kele-Numaz synagogue in Derbent, Russia, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo)
July 20, 2024, 8:43 pm
Jewish graves in Dagestan destroyed; authorities say it was an accident
Makhachkala official says tombstones damaged after driver lost control, motorist reportedly pledges to fix damage
By ToI Staff
In this photo taken from video released by the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia on June 24, 2024, Dagestan Gov. Sergei Melikov, center, visits the damaged Kele-Numaz synagogue in Derbent, Russia. (The Telegram Channel of the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia via AP)
June 29, 2024, 11:15 am
Dagestani Jews determined to rebuild after deadly terror attacks in southern Russia
After destruction of 110-year-old Derbent synagogue, a center for Jewish life in the region, rabbi says local community is ‘not going to hide behind high walls and be intimidated’
By DEEPA BHARATH
A woman walks past flowers lying in front of the representative office of Dagestan in Moscow on June 24, 2024, following terrorist attacks in Dagestan. (Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
June 24, 2024, 5:30 pm
Death toll rises to 20 in shooting attack in Russia’s Dagestan
Head of region visits targeted church and synagogue, declares ‘sleeper cells’ directed from abroad were behind attack that also injured 46, but gives no further details
By Agencies
Pinchas Goldschmidt, Swiss-born rabbi and Jewish community leader, is pictured after receiving the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2024 (Karlspreis) on May 9, 2024 in Aachen, western Germany. (INA FASSBENDER / AFP)
June 24, 2024, 4:50 pm
Ex-chief rabbi of Moscow blames Russian government neglect for Dagestan attack
Pinchas Goldschmidt, who fled Russia in 2022, says Putin’s government is focused on repressing dissent, not national security, after 19 killed in terror attack
By Reuters and ToI Staff
In this photo taken from video released by The Telegram Channel of the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia on June 24, 2024, a Star of David is damaged on the wall of the the Kele-Numaz synagogue in Derbent after an attack in Dagestan, Russia (The Telegram Channel of the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia via AP)
June 24, 2024, 3:16 pm
Russia’s Dagestan region in mourning for 19 killed in attacks on synagogues, churches
15 police officers among dead; gunmen said to include 2 sons and nephew of head of the Kremlin’s United Russia party’s regional branch; authorities say all 5 attackers dead
By AP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to Channel 14 in the first interview he has given to an Israeli news outlet since October 7, on June 23, 2024. (Screenshot, Channel 14, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 24, 2024, 2:56 pm
Daily Briefing June 24: Day 262 – PM talks partial hostage deal in 1st Hebrew interview
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman discusses Netanyahu’s statements on aims of war against Hamas, fighting in north, argument with US and terrorist attack in Russia’s Dagestan
By ToI Staff
Fires burn after an attack at a synagogue in Derbent, in Russia's Dagestan region, June 23, 2024. Some initial reports say the synagogue and an adjacent church were set on fire. (Screenshot: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 24, 2024, 1:25 am
Over 15 Russian cops, civilians killed in attacks on synagogues, churches in Dagestan
Orthodox priest among those slain in seemingly coordinated assaults on Makhachkala and Derbent, with synagogues in both cities set ablaze; Jewish community reports no injuries
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israeli artillery stationed near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, November 2, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 3, 2023, 2:08 pm
Daily Briefing Nov 3: Day 28 – Fighting heats up in north as Gaza City is encircled
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on US drones seeking hostages and Golani Brigade battle; reporter Canaan Lidor on European Jews feeling war’s ripple effects; report from Eilat
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Boruch Gorin. (Courtesy)
October 31, 2023, 1:51 pm
In rare rebuke, top Russian rabbi calls antisemitic airport riot ‘eternal disgrace’
As more details emerge on who was on mob-targeted plane and what they went through, Boruch Gorin criticizes state authorities in Dagestan for failing to prevent attempted lynching
By Canaan Lidor
The Star of David sits atop the Choral Synagogue in Moscow on July 28, 2022. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP)
October 31, 2023, 12:19 am
Moscow Jews say they’re unsurprised by antisemitic riot at Dagestan airport
Kippa-clad teacher near synagogue in Russian capital calls Sunday rampage ‘frightening’; teacher at Jewish school says mob was made up of ‘people who don’t know or understand much’
By AFP and ToI Staff
This frame grab taken from video footage posted on the Telegram channel @askrasul on October 29, 2023 shows a mob looking for Jews and Israelis on the apron area of an airport in Makhachkala. (Photo by Telegram / @askrasul / AFP)
October 30, 2023, 5:03 pm
Russia blames antisemitic airport riot on Ukraine, West; US: It resembled ‘pogroms’
Airport reopens a day after hundreds stormed through terminal and onto tarmac, hunting Israelis and Jews, as flight arrived from Tel Aviv; Kyiv charges that Moscow orchestrated mob
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Rioters at the airport in Makhachkala, Dagestan, October 30, 2023, shout antisemitic slogans as they protest the arrival of an airliner coming from Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP)
October 29, 2023, 11:55 pm
Rioters storm airport in Russia’s Dagestan in hunt for Jews aboard flight from Israel
Mob breaks into terminal and onto tarmac, responding to call to ‘avenge Gaza’; airport eventually cleared, 60 arrested; PM urges Moscow to ‘protect all Israeli citizens, all Jews’
By Canaan Lidor
In this handout video grab taken from a footage released by Russian Emergency Ministry on August 14, 2023, rescuers put out a fire at a gas station in the city of Makhachkala. (Russian Emergency Ministry/AFP)
August 15, 2023, 1:28 pm
35 killed in blast, fire at gas station in Russia’s Dagestan region
Another 80 injured as result of explosion in Makhachkala that authorities say came after ‘a fire occurred during car maintenance work’
By AFP
Naum Koen in Israel on November 27, 2020. (Courtesy of Moshe Hogeg via JTA)
March 14, 2021, 12:13 pm
From bankruptcy to the Burj: The mysterious rise of Dubai macher Naum Koen
Ever since Israel and the United Arab Emirates normalized ties, the Israeli-Russian businessman has seized the spotlight. But who is he and how did he make his money?
By Simona Weinglass and Joshua Davidovich
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