Russia: Israel's Call for Its Citizens to Leave the Northern Caucasus "Anti-Russian"

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova indicated today, Thursday, that "Israel's call for its citizens to leave the Russian Northern Caucasus region, following a violent protest against Israel in Dagestan on Sunday, is an anti-Russian act." Zakharova stated, "The Israeli travel warning to predominantly Muslim areas in the Northern Caucasus is unrealistic." She clarified that "Russia's relations with Israel are strong." Dozens were arrested after hundreds of protesters stormed the Makhachkala airport in Dagestan on Sunday, searching for Jewish passengers on a flight arriving from Tel Aviv.