The administration. In its quest for Syrian participation in the Middle East peace process. must not be blinded to the deplorable Syrian record of abuse and authoritarIan rule. The United States must take every available opportunity to press the Syrians to improve their human rights record and allow the tiny Jewish minority to exercise the rights to freedom of travel and emigration. Respect for human rights and democratic freedoms should be a chief objective of our policy toward Syria and its neighbors. And we In the Congress must pledge to continue to speak out until the day comes when Syria joins the ranks of the evergrowing community of democratic nations that respect the rights of all their citizenry.
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