Shcharansky was speaking for all of them at his trial when he said: "For more than 2.000 years the Jewish people. my people. have been dispersed. But wherever they are. wherever Jews are found. every year they have repeated. Next year in Jerusalem." Moscow ought to heed these words now and avail itself of a golden opportunity. By permitting unrestricted Jewish emigration to Israel. the Soviet authorities could establish their credibility as supporters of the most basic rightemigration. It would serve their own interests to do so. For the Soviet Union cannot realistically expect an easing of international pressure on this issue so long as a single Jew is denied his dream to join his people in Israel.
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