A complete shutdown of the movement of Israel-bound Iranian Jews through Turkey is expected to take place during the coming winter months because of the severity of the winter weather in Eastern Turkey where the Persian Jews cross the border, it was learned here.
It was also learned that an Israel immigration officer will arrive here this month to prepare for the reopening of the migration route through Turkey after the weather breaks next spring. At that time, a full-scale mass migration is expected from Iran. Currently only small groups are making their way here from Persia, but the last such group this year is expected to come through later this month.
Meanwhile, the Turkish Ministry of the Interior has granted permission for some 30 Kurdistani Jews, who were rescued from the bay here when a vessel in which they were travelling was rammed and sunk, to leave for Israel. After the accident, in which eight of the party last their lives, a court of inquiry was set up to investigate not only the accident but also the presence of the Jews in this country. Although the commission has not reported its findings yet, the Ministry has granted an Israeli consulate request that exit visas be given the Jews.
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