Speaker. the enormous goodwill at the United StatesSoviet summit last week should not overshadow the disturbing comments President Gorbachev made at the final news conference at the White House. Citing intense criticism from Arab States. President Gorbachev said that further issuance of exit visas for Soviet Jews might be dependent on whether Israel prohibits the settlement of these emigrants in the occupied territories. Although there have been subsequent indications that the Soviet Government will not reduce the current rate of emigration. the fact remains that the Soviet legislation has still failed to codify any free emigration legislationan assurance which was given to visiting Jewish leaders as far back as November 1989. If the doors to freedom can be shut at any time. for any reason. then Jews in the Soviet Union will always live under the specter of fear and persecution. As you may recall. last March. under intense pressure from the PLO and Arab terror-
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