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Radio Havana Cuba - News Update -
21 June 2000 01:00
*ROSENBERG SONS DEMAND IMMEDIATE RETURN OF ELIAN GONZALEZ TO CUBA
Havana, June 20 (RHC)-- Michael and Robert Meeropol, the sons of
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, have demanded the return of six-year-old
Elian Gonzalez to Cuba.
The child is still being retained illegally in the United States
against his father's wishes.
In a message sent to the Cuban people, the Meeropols expressed their
support for local efforts here on the island to bring Elian back home,
where he belongs with his father and immediate family. In their letter,
read during an activity here in Havana, to commemorate the 47th
anniversary of the execution of the Rosenbergs --victims of anti-Semitic
and political repression-- the Rosenbergs' sons pointed out that they
were just kids at the time of their parent's execution, like Elian.
The same power structures that murdered the Rosenbergs are the same
political forces responsible for the Cuban Adjustment Act, which keeps
Elian in the U.S. against his father's wishes.
Michael and Robert Meeropol compared their parents' courage with that
of the Cuban people. In that sense, they recall that for 40 years the
Cuban people have stood firm in the defense of their sovereignty without
yielding to pressures by Washington.
Similarly, their parents chose death instead of betraying their
principles and ideals. The ceremony culminated in the affirmation that
it's not time to cry for the death of the Rosenbergs, but rather to
celebrate their resistance and bravery.
