Syrias mistreatment of Its Jewish community Is an Indictment of the Syrian regime. of its legitimacy. of its professions of moderation. of its pretensions to leadership and respectability. Syrias willingness to victimize Syrian Jews demonstrates the degree to which its president. Hafez alAssad. Is out of touch with the International trend toward democratization and human rights. Mr. Speaker Syria cannot be considered a member of the civilized world so long as It oppresses Syrian Jews. Certainly. it cannot be a serious participant in the peace process until it permits the Jews to emigrate. Moreover. freedom for Syrian Jews must not be contingent upon the peace process. On the contrary. freedom for Syrian Jews is a prerequisite for a successful peace process.
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