Mr. Speaker. once again it is time to participate in the congressional call to conscience on behalf of our Jewish brothers and sisters in the Soviet Union. It is a time for solidarity. A time to let Soviet Jews know that we have not forgotten. Since the late 1970s. there has been a virtual cutoff of Soviet Jewish emigration. At the same time. there has been an enormous increase in antiSemitic propaganda. Jewish cultural. educational. and employment opportunities have lessened. Soviet authorities interfere with the free flow of mail. If the Soviets refuse to abide by the precepts on human rights laid down in the Helsinki accords for their Jewish citizens. they will refuse to honor the basic human rights of their other citizens.
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