Mr. Speaker. once again we are faced with the specter of unnecessary human tragedy born of Soviet emigration policy. Widespread knowledge of Soviet behavior should not serve as an inhibition to our further and more strident opposition to such callous and arbitrary actions. It is in this context that I appeal to the ruling powers of the Soviet Union to resist their heritage of systematic persecution. to reverse the inertia within the bureaucracy of repression. and to objectively consider genuine merit when dealing with such basic human aspirations as the desire to emigrate. The case of Moisey Tongonoky is a prime example of Soviet injustice. and thus a perfect subject for establishing a point of departure in Soviet policy. Recently released from imprisonment on false charges. this brave young man should be reunited with his family members. most of whom are Soviet emigrants in Israel. It is utterly incomprehensible that a major power such as the U.S.S.R. should engage in such repeated violations of basic human rights. I thus appeal to Mr.
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