Americas failure to approve the Genocide Convention has frequently been used as a weapon by the Soviet Union to impugn the motives of the United States with regard to human rights. Our moral credibility in criticizing Soviet treatment of its Jewish population would be greatly enhanced if the Soviets could not deride us for failing to approve such a basic declaration of human rights as the Genocide Convention. A new book. "The Jews of Hope." by Martin Gilbert describes the manifold human rights violations that the Soviet Government has perpetrated upon its Jewish citizens. The book concentrates on the socalled refuseniksJews seeking and being denied permission to emigrate to Israel. Mr. Gilbert describes the despicable devices that the Soviet Government has used to harass the refuseniks.
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