Maqsoud and spying for Israel in the USA Israel-USA, Politics, 9/1/2004 Former Director of the Arab League Bureau in Washington, Cloris Maqsoud, on Tuesday stressed that the American administration's attempt to play down the shock of the Israeli spying on the U.S. reflects the extent of the Zionist lobby power on the American administration and the decision makers there. In an article published in Kuwait-based "al-Ra'i al-Aam" daily, Maqsoud pointed out that the American administration pretext that the case is a mere "Documents Divulging" and not a spy operation forbids the American people of their rights to account the spies at the expense of appeasing Israel. He said the American administration seeks to protect Israel from international sanctions and condemnation due to its continued violation of the international resolutions. Previous Stories: Pentagon official was cooperating with FBI on Israel spy inquiry (8/31/2004) Moussa concerned about US policy shift on Israeli settlements (8/23/2004) Washington postpones transferring its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem (6/16/2004) Sharon visits Washington this month to win support for the separation plan (3/2/2004)