Although the Soviet Union denies charges of antiSemitism. the arrest of the 33 Jews and Mr. Rigerman on drummedup charges ranging from slander and antiSoviet activities. to attempted hijacking. is clearly a government policy to publicly denounce and intensify the persecution of Jews in the Soviet Union. The climax of events in the Soviet Union is obviously an attempt by the government to further repress any feelings of Jewish national identity and particularly to halt the demands regarding emigration to Israel. The fate of the 33 accused. who are conveniently being used as public scapegoats by the Soviet Government. can be life imprisonment or even death. The upcoming trials are clearly a reversion to the Stalinist ploy of public show trials and denunciations.
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