Paul Goble
Staunton, Oct. 3 – Some 250 Palestinians have arrived in Chechnya over the last year. In December 2023, Grozny announced its intention of creating a special national cultural autonomy for them. Last month, the Chechen government formally established this unit to support the Palestinians and help them integrate into Chechen society.
Under a Russian government program that allocates 13 US dollars a day per refugee, Chechnya agreed to take in 250 Palestinians and has done so as the conflict in the Middle East has intensified. On the occasion of the latest sharpening of that conflict, Grozny has sought to gain attention for its efforts in this regard by making this announcement.
The creation of this new national cultural autonomy has attracted attention not only in Chechnya (chechnyatoday.com/news/378904) but also in portals which focus on nationality issues and the Caucasus (nazaccent.ru/content/42919-v-chechne-poyavilas-palestinskaya-nacionalno-kulturnaya-avtonomiya/ and kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/404233).
Grozny is celebrating the fact that a Palestinian has now given birth to a child in Chechnya, something the Kadyrov regime sees as highlighting North Caucasian support for the Palestinians and solidifying Grozny’s role as Moscow’s chief representative to the Muslim nations of the Middle East (kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/393757).
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