The Times of Israel reports (via Elder of Ziyon):
An Israeli delegation headed by Hadera Mayor Tzvika Gendelman was
kicked out of a hotel in Derbent, Russia because the president of the
Muslim-majority Russian federal republic reportedly didn’t want Jews or
Israelis near him.
The delegation was invited to celebrate the 2,000th anniversary of
Derbent, Hadera’s sister city. Ninety percent of Derbent’s Jews, some
15,000 people, immigrated to Israel and live in Hadera.
The delegation included six Israelis, among them Hadera Deputy Mayor
Roman Gisher, former Or Akiva mayor Simha Yossifov and head of the
Caucasian community in Hadera Nathan Leviev.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth, during the first few days of the visit
members of the delegation were warmly received, but on Monday, when the
main event marking 2,000 years to Derbent’s establishment was set to
take place, Gendelman was told that entry permits for all members of
the delegation but him were canceled and that he should attend the
ceremony on his own.
At the same time, members of the delegation found that their belongings
were taken out of their rooms in a local hotel and they were not allowed
to return to the rooms. Read more.
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