Those caught fleeing the country are beaten. tortured. imprisoned without trial. and often held Incommunicado. This community lives In constant fear of persecution. for the simple reason that they want to be free. House Concurrent Resolution 188 Syrias continuing denial of Syrian Jews Internationally recognized right to freedom of emigration and movement. calls on the Syrian Government to immediately grant Syrian Jews the right to emigrate freely without Imposing any excessive fees and to release all Jewish prisoners who were imprisoned for their attempts to exercise their rights to freedom of emigration and movement. It also urges the President to encourage our allies and trading partners to make similar pleas to the Syrian Government and to seek a U.N. investigation on the present condition of Syrian Jews and the status of respect for internationally recognized human rights in Syria. The resolution has strong bipartisan support.
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