A man is born free. whether in the United States. Iraq. or Syria. and his individual freedom cannot be capriciously restricted or otherwise violated simply because he may belong to a minority. The people in these two isolated Jewish communities only seek the privilege of emigrating from those countries that are persecuting them. There are no logical reasons for the Iraqi. and Syrian Governments to prevent them from doing so. Emigration of the Jewish People in Iraq and Syria will certainly not harm the economy of those two countries. Moreover. if either government has a serious concern about a threat from its minute Jewish population. the easiest thing to do would be to permit them to emigrate rather than continue to subject them to harassment. danger. and death. I urge the Iraqi and Syrian Governments to grant two reasonable requests to its Jewish people: first. those wishing to emigrate should be allowed to do so with an adequate amount of personal property. and second. those Jews who remain in Iraq and Syria should be treated in the same manner. with the same rights and privileges that ojher Iraqi and Syrian citizens presently enjoy. In my opinion. it would be both logical and humane for the Iraqi and Syrian Governments to take this action immediately.
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