Aipac Puts Two Officials on Paid Leave

Forward, March, 2005 by Nir, Ori

Nir, Ori Forward 03-18-2005 WASHINGTON -- The country's most influential pro-Israel lobbying organization has put on leave two top officials who are the target of an FBI investigation. Recently the American Israel Public Affairs Committee put Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman on paid leave, the Forward has learned.

It is not clear what led Aipac to take the step. The two were put on leave this past September, shortly after news of the FBI investigation first broke. But they were called back to work several days later to prevent having it appear that the organization's work was being hurt by the investigation. At the time, despite the examination, Aipac officials said that "it is business as usual." According to press reports, Rosen, Aipac's director of...

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