Moldova has been at the forefront of the nationalistic movements among the newly independent states. and their nationalism has increasingly become a movement of exclusion. rather than inclusion. for many minority groups. among them Russians. Gagauzis. and Jews. Finally. there appears to be evidence of governmental antiJewish sentiment confronting Jews attempting to emigrate to both Israel and the United States. There are numerous cases exemplifying the Governments refusal to permit emigration on the basis of arbitrary reasons that can only be understood as antiJewish policy. However. antiSemitism in Moldova over the past few years has not been as evident as the outbreaks of violence. graffiti. and desecration so readily apparent in other regions. Rather. in this region. antiSemitism is akin to a slumbering giant. it casts a lingering shadow over the hopes and aspirations of the remaining Jews. yet it does not appear as an immediate problem.
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