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Latin American Symposium Condemns Situation of Jews in Syria, Iraq

May 29, 1973
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Strongly worded resolutions calling on Syria and Iraq to end what was termed the “anguished emergency situation” of Jews remaining in those countries were unanimously passed here yesterday by the first Latin American Symposium for The Human Rights of Jews in Arab Lands now ending its second day of deliberations.

The delegates representing Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela also urged the governments of Latin America to take measures “to facilitate the immigration” of Jews from Arab lands to this part of the world.

Among its other recommendations the parley approved the formation of permanent committees in each South. American country with a secretariat in Caracas to keep abreast of the situation of Jews in the Arab countries and to coordinate campaigns on their behalf.

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