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| Jewish communities of the North Caucasus republics responded to Hamas threats |
| 2023-10-14 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] A number of events have been canceled in the Jewish communities of Makhachkala and Kizlyar due to threats from Palestinian militants. In the Nalchik synagogue, the schedule of events has not changed, and in the public Jewish cultural and educational organization "Sholom" of North Ossetia, enhanced security measures have been taken. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, Jewish community centers in several regions of the Southern Federal District and the Stavropol Territory were placed under increased security due to the Palestinian Hamas movement's call for pogroms. The Jewish community in Maykop has canceled all events. Synagogues in Azerbaijan are operating today as usual, under police protection, despite Hamas’ call for pogroms, representatives of the Jewish community said. In Armenia, events of the Jewish community were canceled due to the call of Hamas. The Jewish community of the republic asked the National Security Service to protect its office and synagogue in Yerevan. On October 12, the National Security Council and the Israeli Foreign Ministry warned that the leadership of the Palestinian Hamas movement called on its supporters around the world to hold a “Day of Wrath” on October 13 and attack Israelis and Jews. “It is reasonable to assume that protest events will be held in various countries that could escalate into violence,” TASS quoted the statement as saying. The police have strengthened security measures, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the Makhachkala synagogue . “There is a police patrol post in front of the community building; police officers change regularly,” said a community representative. “In addition, we have canceled today’s Shabbat celebration. The remaining events remain,” he noted. In the small Jewish community in Kizlyar, the police were not involved, but events were cancelled. “We are not going to - why risk it,” a representative of the Kizlyar Jewish community explained to the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent . In the Nalchik synagogue "Nimaz Nalchik" all events will take place without changes. “If any measures are required, law enforcement agencies will take them,” a representative of the Nalchik synagogue told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent. The regional public Jewish cultural and educational organization "Sholom" in North Ossetia took security measures, but expressed hope that they would not be required. “I don’t think we have enough people here among Muslims to listen to this call. Who is calling? However, according to him, representatives of the organization talked with representatives of other communities, as well as with the Ministry of National Relations, the House of Friendship and the Center for Combating Extremism. “If someone has 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. Hamas militants broke into a number of populated areas. In Israel, 1,300 people were killed, including 220 military personnel, and about 3,300 people were injured. The Israel Defense Forces responded by launching the military operation “Iron Swords” against Hamas, after which Israel announced a blockade of the Gaza Strip: the supply of water, food, electricity, medicine, and fuel was suspended. More than 1,400 people were killed in the Gaza Strip, the number of wounded exceeded 6,000, Kommersant reported today, October 13. Also today, Hamas militants reported rocket attacks on the city of Ashkelon and Tel Aviv airport, RBC reported. More from kavkaz-uzel.com Synagogues in Azerbaijan continued to operate amid calls for pogroms Synagogues in Baku and the Guba region are operating as usual, despite the call of the Palestinian Hamas movement for pogroms, representatives of the Jewish community said. Security measures near synagogues have been stepped up since the outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, police said. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, events of the Jewish community in Armenia were canceled due to Hamas' call for pogroms. The community asked the National Security Service to protect its office and the Yerevan synagogue. On October 12, the National Security Council and the Israeli Foreign Ministry warned that the leadership of the Palestinian Hamas movement called on its supporters around the world to hold a “Day of Wrath” on October 13 and attack Israelis and Jews. “It is reasonable to assume that protest events will be held in various countries that could escalate into violence,” TASS quoted the statement as saying. In the Baku Synagogue of Mountain Jews, which is located on Alimardan Topchibashev Street in the center of Baku, no special measures were taken in connection with the calls of Hamas, a representative of the synagogue told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent today. “We continue to work as before, there are no changes in our activities. We do not experience any security problems in Azerbaijan,” he explained. On the morning of October 13, the doors of the synagogue were opened, and those who wished could freely enter the building. There was a police officer inside at the entrance , but he explained to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the police always provide security for the synagogue. However, according to him, security measures have been strengthened in recent days. “If previously one squad provided security, now five squads are involved in this territory. But there have never been any incidents here before. We have not noticed anything suspicious in recent days,” the policeman said. A Caucasian Knot correspondent observed three police officers in the synagogue building, but no police officers were visible from outside. An empty police patrol car was parked in front of the synagogue building. There were also no special security measures visible near the synagogue of Ashkenazi and Georgian Jews, located on Dilyara Aliyeva Street. There were two police officers at the entrance. One of them told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the synagogue "is always under police protection." However, he refrained from answering the question of whether additional measures had been taken. “We are responsible for the tasks assigned to us, we cannot answer other questions,” the policeman explained. A spokesman for the synagogue itself said that the community does not have any security problems and is continuing its daily operations. A member of the municipal council of the village of Krasnaya Sloboda, Guba region of Azerbaijan, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that there are two synagogues in the village populated by Mountain Jews, and they continue to operate as usual today. “Our synagogues, like us, the Mountain Jews ourselves, are under reliable state protection. In Azerbaijan, and especially here in Krasnaya Sloboda, we have no security problems, and there is no need for any additional protection measures. Synagogues have always been like that under reliable security,” said a representative of the municipal council. Let us remind you that by October 13, seven natives of Azerbaijan died as a result of hostilities in Israel. 72 ethnic Azerbaijanis have been evacuated from Israel, the embassy in Tel Aviv said. |
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