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Jerusalem (JTA) — Labor and
Welfare Minister Ora Namir has
unleashed a fury here by sug-
gesting Israel be more "selective"
in the immigrants it absorbs from
the former Soviet Union.
In an interview published in
the Israeli daily Ha'aretz, Ms.
Namir criticized the wave of im-
migration in the past 18 months
for including a disproportionate
number of old and handicapped
people.
She said many of these indi-
viduals are sent by family mem-
bers who do not want to take care
of them and who take advantage
of Israel's generous social welfare
policies.
Government and immigration
officials condemned her remarks,
saying her ideas ran counter to
fundamental Zionist principles
which call for Israel to be a home
and haven for every Jew who
wants to make aliyah.
But Ms. Namir said these de-
pendents are a heavy burden on
Israel's social security system.
"I wouldn't say a word if the
family came together, but they
send their (elderly relatives) to
relieve themselves of their care,
and they go to the United States,"
she said. They know "there's no
other country like Israel," said
Ms. Namir, who added, "I don't
think we can handle it."
In the interview, Ms. Namir
appeared to be suggesting that
Israel limit the number of de-
pendents by a selection process.
But when pressed, she stopped
short of calling for a policy to bar
the entry of those considered un-
desirable.
"I didn't say to deny them en-
try," she said. "I just said we have
to check (the situation) more care-
fully." Her comments provoked a
sharp rebuke from Prime Minis-
ter Yitzhak Rabin, who said he
completely rejected Ms. Namifs
remarks.
Other leaders also lashed out
at Ms. Namir. Immigration ad-
vocate and former refusenik
Natan Sharansky said he was
"shocked" at Ms. Namir's "call for
the selection of immigrants. Only
the government of the British
Mandate would do this."
Interviewed on the radio from
outside the country, the acting
chairman of the Jewish Agency,
Yehiel Leket, called Ms. Namir's
remarks very serious.
He said it is not feasible to
scrutinize the "contribution each
immigrant can make to the
state," and proposing to do so "al-
ters the basic principles of the
State of Israel."
The principle of Israel as a
Jewish homeland "will rise or fall
over the question" of whether to
adopt Ms. Namir's ideas or "to
keep the gates of this country
open to Jews wherever they are,"
said Absorption Minister Yair
Tsaban.
For her part, Ms. Namir held
her ground under fire.
"What I said is part of the pub-
lic agenda," she said in a radio in-
terview. "It's difficult and very
severe, but I don't regret any-
thing."
She said that Israel wants the
elderly and infirm immigrants to
come, "but with their whole fam-
ilies."
Ms. Namir maintained there
has been a big drop recently in
the number of young, working
people who have emigrated to Is-
rael.
Among the immigrants who
came to Israel in the last year and
Most surprising is
how consistent
the demographics
have been.
a half, about one-third are old,
one-third are handicapped and
one-third are single parents, she
said. Mr. Tsaban disputed her fig-
ures. He said the most surprising
thing about immigration in the
past few years is how consistent
the demographic breakdown has
been.
Fifteen percent are elderly, 10
percent are single parents and "a
lot less" are handicapped, he said
"This inaccurate demography
stigmatizes and distorts the pic-
ture of aliyah," he said.
In fact, he said, the new im-
migrants have contributed to Is-
raeli science, the economy and
society.
Last month, according to fig-
ures of the Absorption Ministry,
6,800 olim came to Israel. Of that
total, 5,600 came from the former
Soviet Union.
Total immigration during the
third quarter of the year stood at
22,085, of which 18,595 came
from former Soviet states.
These numbers reflect a rise
over last year's totals, when there
were 20,752 immigrants in the
third quarter, of which 15,962
came from the former Soviet
Union.
The year-to-date totals, how-
ever, are down roughly 3 percent
from the same period last year,
with 56,800 immigrants, of whom
46,100 came from the former So-
viet Union.