President Clinton signed into law a bill aimed at combating religious persecution abroad. The bill, inspired by the Jewish community’s successful efforts to free Soviet Jews during the 1970s and 1980s and endorsed by most Jewish groups, gives the president the option of 15 policy responses to countries that engage in a pattern of religious persecution, ranging from diplomatic protest to economic sanctions. Clinton praised lawmakers for giving him flexibility in applying the bill’s sanctions provisions.
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