I want to take some time today to draw the attention of the Senate to an issue of paramount importancethe plight of the Jewish activists. refusniks and others whose only crime was to be born Jewish and to be proud of the achievements that are associated with that heritage. These people are not asking for anything special or extraordinary. They are simply asking for their internationally recognized rights to freedom of worship. and in some cases. freedom to emigrate. But what we here in the United States and the rest of the West view as ordinary and inalienable rights. are for the totalitarian society of the Soviet Union a grave threat. The point is. however. threat or not. these rights are inalienable. and we have an obligation to provide moral and other support for those brave men and women who stand up to the Soviet juggernaut and take a stand for what they believe in.
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