It must be stressed, however, that there is no “demographic” problem independent of politics. Zionism has failed to convince the majority of Jews to immigrate to Israel in part due to the resistance of the Palestinian people. Another element in its failure is its inability to carry out another mass expulsion of Palestinians as it did in 1948. Although having suffered serious setbacks, the Palestinian people’s national struggle has refused to disappear.

Georges Mehrabian
Athens, Greece  
 
Cuban Five
In Miami, in June 2001, five Cubans were convicted of “conspiracy to commit espionage” for Havana. The five remain in federal prisons serving sentences of 15 years to double life. However on Aug. 9, 2005, an 11th Circuit Court panel of judges unanimously decided that trial of the five had been unfair and voided their convictions. The panel found the “pervasive community prejudice” in Miami against Havana created an atmosphere where the five were “unable to obtain a fair and impartial trial.” They ordered a new trial, but not in Miami.

Now the U.S. government has asked the 11th Circuit Court to “review” its August decision and reverse it, in effect to accept the Miami convictions as “just.” And no new trial outside Miami. Let’s speak out against this injustice.

James Lambrecht
Altamonte Springs, Florida  
 
 
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