 According to Friedman's account Silow-Carroll was forced out "after an AIPAC staff member operating under cover witnessed Silow-Carroll's appearance at a May 1991 picnic sponsored by dovish Jewish groups, including the New Jewish Agenda and "Tikkun" magazine.As a result of Silow-Carroll's attendance, an AIPAC memo was written that characterized Silow-Carroll as anti-Israel — although Silow-Carroll saw himself as anti-Likud but absolutely not anti-Israel.Friedman's "Village Voice" story led to many others in the Jewish press, including a Jewish Telegraphic Agency August 13 story, published in the "WJW" itself, ""Was former WJW editor target of AIPAC 'spying'?"