http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jun/24/mich-man-judge-cant-be-fair-because-hes-jewish/
A judge rejected a Lebanese-born defendant's request that he remove
himself from a case involving terrorism because the judge is Jewish.
Fawzi Mustapha Assi, 48, has pleaded guilty to providing sup****t for a
terrorist group. He addressed the court Monday against the advice of
his attorney, saying he heard rumors that U.S. District Judge Gerald
E. Rosen is a Zionist and might have pro-Israel sympathies.
Assi said he was concerned the judge could not be impartial when
sentencing him for sup****ting "one of the most hated enemies of the
state of Israel."
Rosen said Assi's request was "a little late" and that the court "has
bent over backwards" to ensure fairness.
Assi, a former resident of Dearborn, was arrested in 1998 when he
tried to board a plane to Lebanon with visual and navigational
equipment for Hezbollah. He pleaded guilty in November 2007.
Sentencing is expected within eight weeks.
