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Immigrants Protest
Housing, Jobs
Jerusalem (JTA) — More
than 10,000 recent immi-
grants from the republics of
the former Soviet Union
demonstrated here this week
to protest government inac-
tion in solving problems
they face in employment and
housing.
The immigrants, who
massed outside the Prime
Minister's Office, said the
government's mishandling
of immigrant absorption is
discouraging Jews left in the
former Soviet Union from
coming here.
The demonstration, which
newspapers said was the
largest protest by immi-
grants in the country's his-
tory, came as the govern-
ment released its monthly
aliyah figures, which show-
ed a drop.
Preliminary figures in-
dicate there were 4,801 im-
migrants to Israel in April,
including 4,060 from the
former Soviet republics.
About 350 more from the re-
publics are believed to have
immigrated, but have not
yet been included in the offi-
cial tally due to a bu-
reaucratic delay.
Even with the added
number, the total would be
considerably lower than the
March figure of 6,120.
Jewish Agency spokesman
Yehuda Weinraub said the
numbers were down last
month for "technical
reasons," such as flight
postponements because of
the Passover holiday, and
were expected to rise again
this month.
In New York, the Hebrew
Immigrant Aid Society said
some 3,379 Jews from the ex-
Soviet republics arrive in
the United States last month
under the government's
refugee program, up from
2,979 in March. The total for
the first seven months of the
1993 fiscal year, which
began last October, is
23,008.
Here in Jerusalem, pro-
testing immigrants com-
plained bitterly about high
rates of unemployment,
difficulties in finding hous-
ing and a general govern-
ment outlook that they say
neglects their needs.
The immigrants called for
more investment to develop
industry and allow immi-
grants to work in the high-
technology fields for which
many are trained.
"This government acts as
if olim don't exist in this
country," said one
newcomer, using the Heb-
rew word for immigrants.
This is why "about 10,000
olim are here to say 'no
more.' "
The government defended
itself by pointing to the
slight drop in unemploy-
ment among immigrants
during the past two years
and new mortgage programs
that have been implemented
to ease the housing problem.
Absorption Minister Yair
Tsaban came out to address
the protesters, who jeered
him as he promised more
government action.
Adding to the immigrants'
gripes, it was reported this
week that more than half of
recent immigrants from the
former Soviet Union who
have entered the Israeli
army complain of an
"insulting attitude" on the
part of their commanding of-
ficers.
The army unit that con.
ducted the survey said that
the complaints stem from a
lack of knowledge on both
sides and insensitivity on
the part of the officers.
As the government tries to
respond to the immigrants'
needs, the Jewish Agency is
working to bring more Jews
to Israel.
The agency announced
this week that it was organi-
zing direct flights to Israel
from the northern Cauca-
sian region of the former
Soviet Union because of the
rise in ethnic tension there.
Also announced was the
fact that 1,500 residents of
Sukhumi, the capital of the
strife-ridden Abkhazia re-
gion of Georgia, have come
to Israel since hostilities
between rebels there and
Georgian authorities broke
out last August.
Israel Attacks
Hezbollah Bases
Tel Aviv (JTA) — Israeli
forces continued their ongo-
ing policy of striking ter-
rorist bases in southern
Lebanon, attacking targets
north of the border security
zone this week.
Israeli helicopters struck
buildings north of the zone
in Tibnit village, known to
be a stronghold of the Ira-
nian- backed Shi'ite Hez-
bollah organization.
According to reports from
Lebanon, seven Lebanese
residents were wounded in
the attack on Tibnit and two
guerrillas were killed during
separate artillery attacks on
other bases.
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