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Article: Israel Trip May Cost U.S. State Department Employee His Job.
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- Israel Faxx
- Article date:
- June 7, 2006
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By YnetNews.com
Daniel Hirsch, a long-time employee of the State Department had his security clearance revoked 3.5 years ago, and may also stand to lose his job altogether, all because of a visit he took in Israel 23 years ago. A photo on Hirsch's office wall which portrays him in IDF uniform led to an investigation against him that resulted in the suspension of his clearance.
The New York Sun the State Department cited the AIPAC leak case as the basis for denying employees with dual Israeli-American citizenship security clearances. In one case, government lawyers argued Israel was 'actively spying on United States' to justify withdrawing clearance from ...