{"id":120760,"date":"2023-10-31T05:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T05:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=120760"},"modified":"2023-10-31T05:09:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T05:09:01","slug":"us-rejects-putins-claim-the-west-was-behind-anti-jewish-protest-at-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/us-rejects-putins-claim-the-west-was-behind-anti-jewish-protest-at-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"US rejects Putin’s claim the West was behind anti-Jewish protest at airport"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The United States has denied Vladimir Putin’s claim that “Western special services” were behind an anti-Israel protest at Dagestan airport.<\/p>\n

In a televised address on Monday, Putin said the incident was part of an attempt to spread “chaos” across Russia. It comes after hundreds stormed the Makhachkala airport after a flight arrived from Tel Aviv, reports the BBC.<\/p>\n

The crowd waved Palestinian flags and chanted antisemitic slogans. The Dagestan area has a largely Muslim population.<\/p>\n

The protest was sparked by the scenes in Gaza, where tensions have heightened after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel just over three weeks ago. Putin said: “The events in Makhachkala last night were instigated through social networks, not least from Ukraine, by the hands of agents of Western special services.<\/p>\n

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“Who is organising the deadly chaos and who benefits from it today, in my opinion, has already become obvious.<\/p>\n

“It is the current ruling elites of the US and their satellites who are the main beneficiaries of world instability.”<\/p>\n

The governor of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, meanwhile claimed the protest came from “the territory of Ukraine by traitors”. The protest is thought to have spread after pro-Islamist Telegram channel Morning Dagestan posted details of the flight, urging people to “meet the unexpected visitors”.<\/p>\n

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned the airport riot. While US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said it was “classic Russian rhetoric”.<\/p>\n

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