The remains of sisters Lulu. Mazal. and Farah Sebbigh and their cousin. Eva Saad. were stuffed Into trash bags and dropped on the doorsteps of their Damascus homes as a warning to Syrian Jews to not make such attempts. The Jewish Sabbath of Remembrance calls attention to human rights abuses and in particular the plight of Syrian Jews. Some 4.000 Syrian Jews are subjected to extremely restrictive emigration policies. Two Jewish brother. Eli and Selim Swed. arrested and accused in 1987 for having traveled to Israel. have been sentenced to 61/2 years in prison for illegally traveling to enemyoccupied territory.
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