More on the AIPAC-Larry Franklin Espionage Case

The New Yorker: Fact: "Aipac officials insist that the case has not affected the organization's effectiveness. But its operations have certainly been hindered by the controversy of the past year, and the F.B.I. sting may force lobbyists of all sorts to be more careful about trying to penetrate the executive branch and about leaking to reporters. And aipac now seems acutely sensitive to the appearance of dual loyalty. The theme of this years aipac conference was Israel, an American Value, and, for the first time, Hatikvah, the Israeli national anthem, was not sung. The only anthem heard was The Star-Spangled Banner. "