Jews are concentrated in ghettoes where they are monitored 24 hours a day by the Syrian secret police and are the only minority whose identity cards denote their religion. Jews cannot vote and are barred from most government jobs. many important professions and educational opportunities. In addition. almost all contact between Syrian Jews and foreigners is strictly forbidden. Jews are also denied the internationally recognized right to freedom of emigration and movement despite promises made by Syria to both the Carter and Bush administrations to ease these restrictions. According to Amnesty International. those Jews caught trying to escape are imprisoned and often tortured. Last spring.
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