Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990200932

President. I have made a daily statement on the plight of Inna and Naum Meiman since March 6. 1986. Naum and Inna are Soviet Jews who have been refused permission to emigrate to Israel. Inna is critically ill with cancer and Naum is getting no younger. He is 74. Todays Washington Post carries an article written by Celeste Bohlen entitled "Ailing Refuseniks Seek Aid." The subtitle is "Moscow Denies Visas to Cancer Victims." The story focuses on Naum and Inna Meiman. Naum and Inna have taken an enormous risk by going public with their story. The Soviet Government does not look kindly on those who make the Soviets appear in a bad light. The Soviets will continue to get "bad press" for not allowing Naum and Inna Meiman to emigrate to receive badly needed medical care. The easiest solution for the Soviets is to let Naum and Inna go to Israel. I ask that the article from the Post be printed in the RECORD.
Keywords matched
emigrate Visas

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Victim Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
PAUL SIMON
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
1986-06-17
Speech ID
990200932
Paragraph
#0
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