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Rosen served for 23 years as one of the top officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the leading organization of the pro- Israel lobby in the United States .1He is regarded as one of the most influential but controversial figures in the pro-Israel movement, often singled out in writings critical of AIPAC. He was under federal indictment from August 4, 2005 for alleged violations of the Espionage Act in the conduct of AIPAC’s work, but the prosecution dropped charges once it was clear that they would not be able to convict him.2The case has received wide attention more because it raises new issues about the conflict between Bush Administration national security policy and civil liberties guaranteed by the First Amendment . Floyd Abrams , a leading First Amendment attorney, said the AIPAC case "is the single most dangerous case for free speech and free press" ( Washington Post , March 31, 2006) and Alan Dershowitz called it “the worst case of selective prosecution I have seen in 42 years of legal practice” ( Jerusalem Post , January 31, 2006). On November 3, 2008, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that Rosen is now working for the Middle East Forum (MEF), a pro-Israel think tank directed by neoconservative scholar Daniel Pipes.3The AIPAC board of directors and outside public relations firm have been subpoenaed to join Rosen in the DC Superior Court in June 2009. The Rosen filing is available at the Israel Lobby Archive .4
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Steven J. Rosen served for 23 years as one of the top officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). He is often singled out in writings about AIPAC.He was indicted in August 2005 for alleged violations of the Espionage Act , but charges were dropped.The case received attention because it raised new issues about the conflict between US national security policy and civil liberties guaranteed by the First Amendment . Attorney Floyd Abrams said the AIPAC case "is the single most dangerous case for free speech and free press" ( Washington Post , March 31, 2006) and Alan Dershowitz called it “the worst case of selective prosecution I have seen in 42 years of legal practice” ( Jerusalem Post , January 31, 2006). On November 3, 2008, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that Rosen was working for the Middle East Forum (MEF), a think tank directed by scholar Daniel Pipes .Rosen blogged on the MEF website, devoted to Obama Administration personnel and policy.In November 2008, Rosen published "Did Iran Offer a 'Grand Bargain' in 2003?," and gave a presentation for MEF titled "Wishful Thinking and Iran." Mideast monitor Rosen, Steven J.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Steven J. Rosen served for 23 years as one of the top officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). He is often singled out in writings about AIPAC. He was indicted in August 2005 for alleged violations of the Espionage Act , but charges were dropped. The case received attention because it raised new issues about the conflict between US national security policy and civil liberties guaranteed by the First Amendment . Attorney Floyd Abrams said the AIPAC case "is the single most dangerous case for free speech and free press" and Alan Dershowitz called it "the worst case of selective prosecution I have seen in 42 years of legal practice." In an interview with a journalist from The New Yorker , Rosen pointed to a napkin he was carrying, "“You see this napkin?In 24 hours, we could have the signatures of 70 Senators on this napkin”. On November 3, 2008, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that Rosen was working for the Middle East Forum (MEF), a think tank directed by scholar Daniel Pipes . Rosen blogged on the MEF website, devoted to Obama Administration personnel and policy. "Wishful Thinking and Iran: New Governments in Israel and the U.S." Middle East Forum . 2008-11-10 .
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American lobbyist ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Steven J. Rosen served for 23 years as one of the top officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). He is often singled out in writings about AIPAC. He was indicted in August 2005 for alleged violations of the Espionage Act , but charges were dropped. The case received attention because it raised new issues about the conflict between US national security policy and civil liberties guaranteed by the First Amendment . Attorney Floyd Abrams said the AIPAC case "is the single most dangerous case for free speech and free press" and Alan Dershowitz called it "the worst case of selective prosecution I have seen in 42 years of legal practice." In an interview with a journalist from The New Yorker , Rosen pointed to a napkin he was carrying, "“You see this napkin? In 24 hours, we could have the signatures of 70 Senators on this napkin”. On November 3, 2008, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that Rosen was working for the Middle East Forum (MEF), a think tank directed by scholar Daniel Pipes . Rosen blogged on the MEF website, devoted to Obama Administration personnel and policy. "Wishful Thinking and Iran: New Governments in Israel and the U.S." Middle East Forum . 2008-11-10 .
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He served for 23 years as one of the top officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). He was often singled out in writings about AIPAC.
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