01/10/1973 | 12:03:26 May I return to the problem of terrorism, because two issues in which the Council of Europe has taken great interest have now merged into one. We have for years demanded the right for Soviet Jews to leave their country if they wish. As Rapporteur for the Council of Europe on Soviet Jewry, I had hearings in Israel this summer, and found that the campaign against the Jews in the Soviet Union has intensified. Thousands of them are fired from their jobs when they apply for exit visas, children... 01/10/1973 | 12:03:26 I can be extremely brief in my comment, because I completely share the opinion expressed by the Prime Minister. In my hearings in Israel this summer, a theme never vanished: do not believe that the awakening of Soviet Jews to national consciousness can be crushed or will disappear. What has happened is the re-emergence of a pride in their Jewishness among hundreds of thousands, a strengthened link with the state of Israel, and an increased determination not quietly to accept persecution in...