Posts Tagged: russia antisemitism
Russia Convicts Dozens for Antisemitic Riots at Dagestan Airport Two Years Ago
Russian courts sentenced 135 people to lengthy prison sentences in connection with a mass anti-Israel, antisemitic protest in October 2023 at an airport in the predominantly Muslim Dagestan region, the...
Russia’s FSB Security Service Says It Shot Dead a Man Targeting Moscow Metro, Jewish Site in ‘Terrorist Attacks’
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday it had "neutralized" a man who was planning "terrorist attacks" on the Moscow metro and a Jewish religious institution...
Russian Court Sentences Five Men for Antisemitic Riots at Dagestan Airport
A court in southern Russia on Friday sentenced five men to more than six years in prison each in the first convictions related to a...
Exiled Chief Rabbi Says Russia Neglects Terror Threat by Focusing on Repression
Russia's exiled chief rabbi accused the authorities of leaving Jews and other citizens vulnerable to attacks like Sunday's gun rampages by turning the state's security...
Watch: Russian TV Host Compares Israeli Actions to Nazi Atrocities, Gaza War to Holocaust in Wild On-Air Rant
The host of a highly popular Russian TV show recently accused an Israeli guest of "justifying the murder of Palestinian children," compared Israeli claims of...
Pro-Hamas Mob Tries to Breach Hotel in Greece, Police Protect Israeli Tourists Forced to Hide: Reports
A mob of pro-Hamas demonstrators attempted to break into a hotel where Israeli tourists were staying in Athens, according to media reports and videos circulating...
‘When Russia Goes Through Bad Times, They Target the Jews,’ Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Warns in Appeal for Unity
Yevgen Korniychuk, Ukraine's Ambassador in Tel Aviv, has found himself in a rare position since Oct. 7, when Hamas terrorists unleashed a bestial pogrom in...
Pro-Russian Parties Stoking Antisemitism in Bulgaria, Jewish Leaders Warn
The tiny Jewish community in Bulgaria is facing a wave of antisemitism stoked by pro-Russian parties, two of its leaders have said. In the wake of...
Despite Lack of Evidence, Russian Regime Blames Attempted Dagestan Pogrom on Ukrainian ‘Provocation’
Prominent representatives of President Vladimir Putin's regime in Russia have pinned the blame for Sunday's attempted pogrom in the Republic of Dagestan on the Ukrainian...
Russian Regime Invokes Holocaust in Attack on Israeli Decision to Supply Ukraine With Nuclear Safety Equipment
The Russian Foreign Ministry's chief spokesperson launched a bitter verbal attack against Israel on Tuesday, invoking the Holocaust in a protest against Israel's decision to...
‘The Worst Forecasts Now Carry Greater Weight’: Jewish Historian Tracks Growing Antisemitic Climate in Russia
As Russia retreats further into the ultranationalist politics that have underpinned its invasion of Ukraine, the country's centuries-long tradition of antisemitic agitation has been reactivated,...
Putin Regime’s Actions ‘Made Rise of Antisemitism Inevitable,’ Russian Scholar Argues
Nearly eighteen months into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there is a "palpable presence of antisemitic overtones" across the country's political life that builds upon the...
Lawyers for Jewish Poet Imprisoned by Putin Regime File Antisemitism Complaint Against Russian ‘Destructologist’
Lawyers in Moscow acting for Evgenia Berkovich, a prominent Russian Jewish poet and theater director recently imprisoned by President Vladimir Putin's regime, have filed a...
Putin’s Russia Returning to Soviet-Era Antisemitism, Former Chief Rabbi of Moscow Asserts
Russia is returning to the days of the former Soviet Union when it comes to antisemitism, fired by the need for a "scapegoat," the former...
