The Ministry of National Policy and Religious Affairs of Dagestan addressed the imams of mosques and other representatives of the clergy of the republic. The authorities demanded to be careful in their statements regarding the situation around the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Gaza Strip.

“When the Muslims of the republic are under emotional and informational pressure, the activity of radicals has intensified, using the slightest pretext to split the Muslim community in the republic. In this regard, we call on imams, religious and public figures to be responsible for their sermons and speeches before people, so as not to give a reason to destructive forces to rock the situation in the republic,” the appeal notes.

The Ministry notes that a clear example of this is the riots at Makhachkala airport on October 29. Then local residents broke into the airport runway after the arrival of a flight from Tel Aviv. They were reported to be looking for Israeli citizens who had flown in as part of a response to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

In early November, the Mufti's adviser, founder of the Insan Foundation and head of the reconciliation department under the Muftiate of Dagestan, Magomed-Rasul Saaduev, was dismissed from his position. Earlier, he made a statement that “the entire Muslim world considers what is happening in Palestine to be jihad.” For the same reason, the head of the fatwa department under the muftiate, Zainulla Ataev, was dismissed.