"Mr. Ciralsky was unjustly singled out for investigation and subsequently interrogated, harassed, surveilled and terminated from employment with the CIA solely because he is a Jew and he practices the Jewish religion," the complaint filed to the court reads.

Documents released by the CIA in July 1998 include one that describes Ciralsky as a "rich Jewish" employee with a "wealthy daddy." Another describes Ciralsky and other Jewish-Americans as "pro-Israel baggage." Other records detail Ciralsky's and his family's monetary support for the United Jewish Appeal, a practice that the documents claimed paint Ciralsky "and his family as extreme supporters of Israel's hard liners in the Likud party."

A CIA spokeswoman declined to comment on the case, while denying all charges of discrimination.