|
|
Article: Israeli airlift is ferrying thousands of Soviet Jews
- Article from:
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- December 22, 1990
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright (null) Chicago Sun-Times. (Hide copyright information)
|
JERUSALEM Israel said Friday that it is using every available
plane and even allowing flights on the Jewish Sabbath to bring in a
new wave of Soviet Jews fearing political turmoil in their homeland.
The number of Soviet Jews immigrating to Israel, already at its
highest level in decades, has increased profoundly in the past three
days, officials said. The arrivals of as many as 6,000 Soviet Jews
are expected between Thursday and tomorrow.
"No doubt the growing wave is in part a response to the
worsening situation in the Soviet Union and the debilitation of the
government," said Jewish Agency Chairman Simcha Dinitz. The Jewish
Agency oversees immigration.
Apprehensions grew after Soviet ...