Syria Is a police statenot a democracyand all Syrians suffer from Ihe oppressive political system. But the Jews of Syria suffer from the special attention of the Syrian secret police. the Mukhabaral. only because they are Jewish. The Mukhabarat keeps files on all Jews. and the Jewish quarter of Damascus Is under 24hour surveillance. Their telephones are wiretapped and their mall Is opened and read. As a means of reducing the financial liquidity which might make emigration possible. the secret police must approve the purchase and sale of property by Jews. Jews are also prevented from Instructing their children In Judaism. Instruction In Hebrew. as a language. oral or written.
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Generalization about the special attention of the Syrian secret police towards Jews.