LAT: FBI Questions Israeli Lobbyists (AIPAC) in Spying Probe

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THE NATION
FBI Questions Israeli Lobbyists in Spying Probe
Agents are trying to determine whether a Pentagon analyst gave classified information about Iran that was passed on to Jerusalem

By Richard B. Schmitt and Tyler Marshall, Times Staff Writers


WASHINGTON — The FBI has interviewed an influential foreign affairs specialist for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee as part of its investigation into whether a Pentagon analyst improperly leaked classified information to Israel, sources said Monday.

In addition, officials in Jerusalem identified a senior Israeli diplomat in Washington (Naor Gilon, head of the political department at the Israeli Embassy) who had met with the Pentagon aide at the center of the probe but who denied any wrongdoing....

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Sources said that within the last week, the FBI has interviewed two AIPAC employees who are said to have met with Franklin and received the information that agents think may have been compromised.

One of those interviewed, Steve Rosen, is the group's director of foreign policy issues; the FBI also interviewed a senior Middle East analyst for AIPAC, Keith Weissman. Neither could be reached Monday. An AIPAC spokesman declined to comment....


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-spy31aug31,1,1812337.story?coll=la-home-nation

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1. Naor Gilon mentioned in this article, for those interested --