Hundreds of people stormed into the main airport in Russia’s Dagestan region and onto the landing field Sunday, chanting antisemitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, Russian news agencies and social media reported.

Russian news reports said the crowd surrounded the airliner, which belonged to Russian carrier Red Wings.

Authorities closed the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region, and police converged on the facility. Dagestan’s Ministry of Health said more than 20 people were injured, with two in critical condition. It said the injured included police officers and civilians.

  • @mightyfoolish@lemmy.world
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    51 year ago

    It really depends on the notion of “Jews in general” vs “a particular group of Jews”. The Quran seems to mostly say things about a particular batch of Jews. The most general comment about I can find in the Quran actually discussed by a rabbi in comedic fashion. The same rabbi also has TONS of examples of antisemitism in the New Testament but seems to have a very high opinion of Islam.

    • @TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works
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      This was an interesting discussion, thanks for posting. I learned a bit about the actual history behind that passage, and it cleared up some of my own misunderstanding as a heathen from a Muslim family. I think the problem lies in the fact that conservative Muslims can still use those passages to justify antisemitism, but that’s not unique to Islam obviously.

      These books are so vague and out of touch with the modern world that people can use them to construct any sort of meaning that they want to it seems. It’s the only explanation for why some of the followers can be all about peace and harmony, and other followers of the same book are focused on doom and war.