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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.