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- 1981-5741, the Rebbe spoke out against a "bizarre notion" that was being advanced by influential Jewish organizations and leaders in the Israeli government. They were pushing for the humanitarian aid that was being given to Jewish refugees from the Soviet Union to be withheld from those who would settle outside of Israel. The Rebbe refuted the specific reasons that were given in support of this policy and said, "For over fifty years, these Jews have lived under an oppressive regime with no personal freedom. And now that they have finally gotten out, there is another attempt to force a particular worldview on them ... Clearly, settling the land of Israel is important but the way to go about it is not through coercion.”1
I. Sichot Kodesh 5741 vol. 4 p. 508