Anatoly Shcharansky has accused Israel of failing to campaign publicly for Soviet Jews because it does not want to irritate the Soviet Union and is overly concerned about “rocking the boat.” He said Israel’s “quiet approach” to trying to promote Jewish emigration actually helped Moscow keep the doors shut.
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