Such actions are directly in opposition to stated Soviet policy. In January of 1969 the Soviet Presidium approved the provisions of the International Convention on Racial Discrimination. And it has always been a stated Soviet objective to reunite the Jewish families that were scattered throughout the world during and after World War II. Yet. at the same time. the Soviet Union has all but completely cut off the emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel. It is obvious that the real Soviet policy toward Jews is one of systemic repression. And such a policy is repulsive to every sensitive human being.
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The Soviet Union has a policy of systemic repression toward Jews.