A large cage erected in the center of Tel Aviv’s busy Dizengoff St. attracted throngs of spectators today. Locked inside were two young women students who were demonstrating for the right of Syrian Jews to emigrate, especially women of marriageable age who are unable to find Jewish husbands in Syria.
The demonstration was organized by the Israeli Students Association as a mark of solidarity with Syrian Jewry. They called on President Hafez Assad of Syria to grant Jews the same right to leave the country that is enjoyed by other Syrians.
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