He is dismissed from jobs. or denied employment. because of it. And. meanwhile. the statecontrolled press. magazines. and radio cry out steadily against alleged "Zionist atrocities" or the "Nazilike imperialism" of Israel. Although Soviet Premier Kosygin said in Paris in December 1967. that "the doors will be open" for Jewish emigration. they stay shut. I believe the estimate by former Israeli Premier BenGurion that. if the doors were opened. a million Jews would emigrate to Israel. Thus. the world should be astonished and proud that Soviet Jews. primarily the young. are so audaciously asserting their Jewish identity today. We must ask. however. how long this state of affairs can last?
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