-Caveat Lector- Ha'aretz: 62% of immigrants first half 2000 from th eformer Soviet Union not Jewish - was 50% same period 1999 > > > > >Ha'aretz: 62% of immigrants first half 2000 from the former Soviet Union >not Jewish - was 50% same period 1999 >By Shahar Ilan Ha'aretz Religious Affairs Correspondent Ha'aretz 18 >September 2000 > >Nearly two thirds of new immigrants from the former Soviet Union arriving >during the first half of 2000 are not Jewish, according to data presented to >Diaspora Affairs Minister, Michael Melchior. The figure is up from 50 >percent during the same period last year. >Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Melchior said, "I was in Moscow >and Kiev, I visited embassies and we could not find Jews. Good people sat >there but they had no connection to Israel or the Jewish people. There was a >family of eight that had a grandfather who was a quarter Jewish and had died >some 20 years earlier." >On this basis, Melchior repeated his view that the "grandchild clause" in >the law of return should be canceled. According to this, the grandchild of a >Jew has the right to immigrate to Israel even though he and his parents may >not be Jews. Melchior argues that the "grandchild clause" undermines the >purpose of the law of return. > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
