The fight against antiSemitism must be a cause for all persons of principle everywhere. Presentday antiSemitism in the Soviet Union is well documented. It manifests itself in limitations on the freedom of Jews within the Soviet Union as well as in the restrictions imposed on Jewish emigration. which for many families is their only possibility for reunification. The Soviet claim that all family reunification has already taken place is clearly incorrect. The criminal charges against any harassment of refuseniks is apparently on the increase. We must speak out against this outrage. The outlook for Soviet Jewry and for Soviet emigration is bleak. To many. the worsening of U.S.-Soviet relations has had the direct effect of intensifying antiJewish policy within the Soviet Union. Whether or not this causal relation exists. it is clear that our ability as Americans to influence Soviet policy is seriously reduced as a result.
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