December 16, 1970 The Leningrad Trials

The Leningrad Trials open in the USSR in which 11 Jews are accused of hijacking a plane in order to escape from the country. The Knesset holds a special session (on December 17) on the subject and calls on public opinion throughout the world to mobilize and act against the continued attacks on Jews in Russia.

A hunger strike is held at the Western Wall to express solidarity with the accused Leningrad Jews.