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The sight of an anti-Semitic mob rampaging through Makhachkala airport in the Russian republic of Dagestan in search of Jews to kill or maim was, to me, a powerful reminder that material and moral improvement are by no means the same.
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Opinion
Anti-Semitic Mob Rampages in Makhachkala Airport: A Tale of Changing Times
It seems that Westernization can happen without secularization—a powerful reminder that material and moral improvement are by no means the same.
A Tupolev Tu-134B passenger plane is seen on a base next to a sign reading “Dagestan” outside the airport in Makhachkala on Oct. 30, 2023. Russian police on Oct. 30, 2023, said they had arrested 60 people suspected of storming an airport in the Muslim-majority Caucasus republic of Dagestan, seeking to attack Jewish passengers coming from Israel. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Theodore Dalrymple
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Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”
