Speaker. that anybody who reviews this chart and looks at these figures recognizes that this cannot be an aberration. but it appears to be a carefully designed plan by the leaders of the Soviet Union. I think it is fair to say that these numbers are proof that Jews have resumed their historical role in the Soviet Union as the governments favorite punching bags. Soviet officials justify this drastic reduction in emigration by claiming that all Soviet Jews who wish to leave the U.S.S.R. have already done so. They maintain that the reunification of families has been completed. thus signalling their desire to put a stop to what little emigration there is. This Soviet assertion is evidenced by a Radio Moscow broadcast in late 1982 when that broadcast stated. and I quote. Nearly all those applying for permission. or approximately 98.4%. have left or leave very soon.
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Jews have resumed their historical role in the Soviet Union as the government's favorite punching bags.