When we criticize the Soviets for failing to follow the Helsinki accords on human rights. when we denounce their Government for their reprehensible treatment of their Jewish population. we must do so with all the diplomatic ammunition we can muster such as the Genocide Treaty. We cannot allow the Soviets to refute our criticisms with the claim that the United States has failed to ratify the most important of human rights treaties. I can think of no better expression of support for prisoners like Anatoly Shcharansky. and for Soviet Jews wishing to emigrate. to freely practice their religion. and to study their culture and history. than the U.S. Senate ratifying the Genocide Convention. Let us make a concrete statement in reaction to Soviet policies toward their Jewish citizens.
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