The persecution of small Jewish communities in Syria and Iraq is most alarming and distressing. Approximately 5.000 Jews presently live in Syria under conditions of oppression and suppression. They are restricted in their movements and limited in their opportunities for employment. They are spied upon and subjected to unannounced arrests. interrogations. and torture. Syrian Jews live in an atmosphere of violence. They are denied any basic human rights and are not nermitted to emigrate. Earlier this year. 10 prominent members of the Iraqi Jewish community were reportedly executed in the Nihaya Castle Prison in Baghdad. Despite widespread media attention to that incident.
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