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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"[1] and Alan Dershowitz called it "the worst case of selective prosecution I have seen in 42 years of legal practice."[2]
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”.[3]
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.[4] In November 2008, Rosen gave a presentation for MEF titled "Wishful Thinking and Iran."[5]
- ^ Washington Post, March 31, 2006
- ^ Jerusalem Post, January 31, 2006
- ^ Walt, Stephen M. (20 May 2009). "Just a coincidence, I'm sure".
- ^ "Mideast monitor".
- ^ "Wishful Thinking and Iran: New Governments in Israel and the U.S." Middle East Forum. 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2014-07-22.