gee.. I wonder why?
The enemies of Russia "will certainly be counting on the 'fifth column,' on traitors to the nation," otherwise known as "scum," said Putin in his address. This statement is almost an exact copy of Polish communist leader Władyslaw Gomułka’s speech from 1967 that preceded the regime's anti-Jewish purge in Poland.
That purge also originated in a hunt for alleged traitors who opposed the Soviet-supported "operation" against Israel (which had just won a victory over the Soviet-backed Arab states in the Six Day War).