Scott Ritter, A Former United States Marine Corps Intelligence Officer, Commented on Russian Preside

⁣Scott Ritter, a former United States Marine Corps intelligence officer, commented on Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech at the country's emergency Security Council meeting

▪ The analyst said that while Russia has made it clear that "it's right to be angry with the Israeli government, this anger cannot manifest itself into anti-Semitism and into blanket condemnation of Jewish people, as well the Jewish religion and Jewish faith."

▪ Ritter stressed that Russia "has always maintained a neutral stance when it comes to Israel and Palestine" and that Moscow "hopes to maintain that neutrality."

▪ Late last week, mass riots broke out at an airport in the city of Makhachkala, the capital of the Russian republic of Dagestan, after a passenger plane from Tel Aviv landed on October 29.