Mr. Speaker. I rise today on the occasion of Shabbat Zachor or Sabbath of Remembrance to remind the Members of this body of the terrible conditions In which the 4.000 remaining Jews in Syria must live. A climate of fear and fundamental Insecurity pervades the Syrian Jewish community in Damascus. Aleppo. and Kamlshll. Emigration Is nearly impossible. Prior to being given permission to leave. Jews must post large. monetary deposits and leave close relatives behind to assure their return. These Jews live under constant surveillance of the Mukhabarat. secret police. Each year. during the Sabbath of Remembrance. the Jewish people around the world are enjoined to remember the genocidal threat to the Jewish people.
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