Mr. Speaker. reserving the right to object. as a cosponsor of House Concurrent Resolution 330. I rise in support of this resolution calling on the Soviet Union to permit Ida Nudel to emigrate to Israel. This resolution recites some of the wellknown history of this courageous Jewish womans persistent struggle against the Soviet power structure. In March 1982 she was finally released from a Siberian labor camp after 4 long years of internal exile. Her story is familiar to many of us and her role as the "Guardian Angel" of Soviet Jews in prison has been a inspiration to many. The basic right to emigrate. which this resolution calls on the Soviets to respect. is an internationally recognized human right. However. the Soviet Union continues to ignore its obligations. under international accords. to honor that right and instead punishes many of those hardy souls who are daring enough to challenge them. Inasmuch as this ongoing contest betwen the Soviet authorities and Ida Nudel has revealed to a worldwide audience the uncommon courage and spirit of this woman. it has revealed with equal clarity the pervasive brutality of the Soviet political system today.
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