▁who ▁pou red ▁into ▁the ▁country ▁soon ▁after ▁state hood . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Isa iah ▁K enen ▁was ▁a ▁registered ▁foreign ▁agent ▁for ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ' ▁" Is rael ▁Office ▁of ▁Information " ▁according ▁to ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁documents . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁bi ography ▁" Is rael ' s ▁Def ense ▁Line ", ▁K enen ▁revealed ▁his ▁transition ▁to ▁an ▁un register ed ▁lo bb y ist ▁for ▁Israel : ▁" Is rael is ▁began ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁lo bb y ist ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁necessary ▁legisl ation ▁... ▁would ▁I ▁leave ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁deleg ation ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁on ▁Capit ol ▁Hill ? ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁other ▁questions . ▁Should ▁I ▁continue ▁my ▁registration ▁as ▁an ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁Israel ▁government ? ▁Was ▁it ▁appropriate ▁for ▁an ▁emb ass y ▁to ▁lo bb y ? ▁Emb ass ies ▁talked ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Department , ▁and ▁American ▁vot ers ▁talked ▁to ▁their ▁con gress men ." ▁ ▁The ▁Justice ▁Department ' s ▁Foreign ▁Ag ents ▁Reg istration ▁Act ▁section ▁ordered ▁K enen ▁to ▁continue ▁register ing ▁as ▁a ▁foreign ▁agent ▁for ▁Israel ▁if ▁he ▁continued ▁lo bb ying ▁on ▁its ▁beh alf . ▁ ▁K enen ▁never ▁comp lied ▁with ▁the ▁order , ▁but ▁instead ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁public ▁relations ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Z ion ist ▁Council ▁( A Z C ). ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁K enen ▁married ▁Be atrice ▁B ain , ▁who ▁was ▁also