I would like to share with my colleagues the ideas expressed by the following article by Eric Breindel from the New York Post on Saturday. May 2. The article talks about the current effect of glasnost on Soviet Jewish emigration. and raises Natan Shcharanskys concerns about the longterm results. It is expected that about 11.000 Jews will receive their exit visas this year. Most of these people are known to us. since they have been In refusal for many years. and have been visited by .members of congressional delegations and human rights groups. They have become our treasured friends. This is excellent news for these friends and for all of us who care about them. The concem. however. is that this wave of emigration will be the last. I agree with Natan that. although the news is good for the longterm refuseniks. the prognosis for the future is
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