The Bulgarian Jewish community is now leaving for Israel. joining thousands of Jews from throughout Eastern Europe. Last May. in a dramatic 36hour airlift. 14.000 Ethiopian Jews were brought to Israel. During the entire 1980s. when less than 30.000 Jews were allowed to flee the Soviet Union. Congress and successive administrations steadfastly petitioned for their freedom. During 1990 and 1991. immigration from the Soviet Union topped 325.000. Our hard work had finally borne fruit. We cannot walk away now. More broadly. linking United States support for Israelhumanitarian or otherwiseto the question of settlements punishes our longstanding ally Israel without taking any action against the real causes of instability in the regionmost notably. the military. economic. and political state of war that Arab nations have maintained against Israel since its inception.
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