They are also under greater surveillance by government security forces than is the general population. Despite recent human rights developments in Syria which were positivenotably the release of the Swed brothers who had been in prison since 1987 for illegally traveling to Israel and the release of thousands of other political prisonersthe Syrian Government must do more to demonstrate to the international community that it will adhere to international human rights standards. For example. it must not stand in the way of the right of Syrian Jews to emigrate. it must allow the Syrian Jewish community who chooses to remain in Syria to live their lives free from government persecution or discrimination. and it must protect and promote the human rights of all Syrian citizens. So long as these steps are not taken. Syria will continue to be perceived as an intolerant and undemocratic nation with an egregious human rights record toward its Jewish community.
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