“It is obvious that in these circumstances religious Jewish life is severely curtailed,” the Israeli envoy said. “Jewish communities are indeed permitted to operate on condition that every one of their acts be approved by government authorities. Most synagogues have been closed. Jewish cemeteries have been destroyed and confiscated for the construction of public highways. Only a few Jewish schools such as the Alliance Israelite Universelle School in Damascus are still open. An Arab principal, responsible to the security services, supervises studies. The use of the Hebrew language is forbidden which makes the teaching of the Hebrew Bible impossible.” Barromi said. The Israeli Ambassador’s presentation was interrupted several times by angry delegates from Syria and Morocco.
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