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Jerusalem (JTA) — Im-
migration to Israel from the
republics of the former
Soviet Union declined by 22
percent last month.
A total of 3,696 immi-
grants arrived here, com-
pared to 4,713 in June, mak-
ing July the slowest month
for aliyah this calendar year.
While even the most ar-
dent advocates for new im-
migrants here caution
reading too much into mon-
thly fluctuations, they argue
that the latest figures are
proof that the government
has failed to assign a high
enough priority to absorbing
the newcomers.
They say the message of
that failure has been
transmitted to the Soviet
successor states and slowed
the pace of recent emigra-
tion.
(Jewish immigration to the
United States from the
former Soviet republics also
slowed slightly in July, with
a total of 2,250 arriving
under the U.S. government's
refugee program, according
to the Hebrew Immigrant
Aid Society in New York.)
Advocates for immigrants
in Israel say frustration
among the newcomers has
reached a climax lately over
plans to divert millions of
dollars from an absorption
reserve fund to other uses
and keep regular absorption
funding for the 1994 budget
at its current level.
The advocates cite new
surveys showing immi-
grants are demoralized be-
cause they cannot find jobs
in their field.
Others, mainly in the
government, counter by

citing surveys showing
employment has increased
along with job satisfaction.
All agree, however, that
both the Israeli government
and society have failed to
stem the isolation and
alienation experienced by
many immigrants from
Russia and the neighboring
republics.
The chorus of critics in-
cludes Absorption Minister
Yair Tsaban, who this week
leveled some harsh criticism
at the Cabinet deliberations
over the 1994 budget. He
accused the government of
failing to live up to its prom-
ises to make immigration a
higher priority.
Arguing for an increase in
funding for immigrant ab-

Frustration among
the newcomers
has reached a
climax.

sorption, Mr. Tsaban said,
"If we don't create a real
change in attitude, we will
have broken our word and
will have to pay a public
price and an electoral price."
So far this year, about
45,000 immigrants have
arrived in Israel from all
over the world, and the total
is expected to number bet-
ween 70,000 and 80,000 by
year's end. That is roughly
the same number as last
year, but far below the
numbers of the two
preceding years.
Observers say thousands
of potential new immigrants