(Washington Post) For more than two years, the FBI has been investigating whether classified intelligence has been passed to Israel by AIPAC, in a probe that extends beyond the case of Pentagon employee Lawrence Franklin, according to senior U.S. officials and other sources. The FBI is examining whether highly classified material from the National Security Agency, which conducts electronic intercepts of communications, was also forwarded to Israel, the sources said. AIPAC has forcefully denied that any of its personnel received classified information. Reports on the investigation have baffled foreign policy analysts and U.S. officials because the Bush administration and the government of Prime Minister Sharon already cooperate on intelligence matters and share policy views.
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