AIPAC is paying for the legal defense of two former employees indicted on espionage charges because of an indemnification clause in employee contracts, JTA has learned. Employees of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee sign an agreement that protects them from legal harm until all appeals are exhausted, according to a source close to the defense of Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman who has firsthand knowledge of the clause.
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