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Judge Rebukes Holy Land Trial Defendant


[Dallas Morning News] Jason Trahan - U.S. District Judge A. Joe Fish threatened to bar Ghassan Elashi, the Holy Land Foundation's former board chairman, from the courtroom Monday at the trial of Holy Land officials charged with sending millions of dollars to the Hamas terrorist group. Judge Fish said: "It was reported to me that [Mr. Elashi said] 'This trial is an extension of a Zionist conspiracy.'" He said federal law allows defendants to sit in on their own trials, but "it can be waived" if there are disruptions.
2007-08-23 01:00:00
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