Syrian Jews

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 9 Ebrill 1986.

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Photo of Mr Timothy Renton Mr Timothy Renton , Mid Sussex 12:00, 9 Ebrill 1986

I listened carefully to what the right hon. Gentleman said. I am not certain that a parliamentary delegation would necessarily be the right avenue. However, he should discuss it, if he has not already done so, with Amnesty International. I understand the concern that he expresses. When I was in Damascus in December I raised the issue of a local Jewish community informally with a Jewish business man there. I was told that the only condition with which they are having real difficulty at the moment is the inability to travel outside Syria. Other than that, in many ways their conditions are much the same as those of other Syrian citizens.