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by pthread_t 1559 days ago
> If Israel was an ally

"Israel Passes U.S. Military Technology to China" [1]

"a 2013 National Intelligence Estimate on cyber threats “ranked Israel the third most aggressive intelligence service against the US” behind only China and Russia" [2]

"Israel among the U.S.’s most threatening cyber-adversaries and as a “hostile” foreign intelligence service." [3]

"Israel’s snooping upset White House because information was used to lobby Congress to try to sink a deal" [4]

[1] https://www.military.com/defensetech/2013/12/24/report-israe...

[2] https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-nsa-document-highlights-is...

[3] https://theintercept.com/2015/03/25/netanyahus-spying-denial...

[4] https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-spied-on-iran-talks-1427...

2 comments

These are enlightening links. Incredible really.

How a so called ally can perform such levels of espionage and the US has a hand in paying for their own ‘downfall’. I suppose the only reason Israel gets away with it is due to the influence Israel has on politicians with AIPAC/lobbying efforts.

> How a so called ally can perform such levels of espionage

"NSA tapped German Chancellery for decades, WikiLeaks claims"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/08/nsa-tapped-g...

Danuker - HN is not allowing me to reply to you directly.

Though, I do disagree with spying on allies. There is a history with Germany that may have given credence to the wiretapping.

With that said, the US is not giving Israel weapons to China. But, Israel has given US tech to China (and likely will again).

Ally != puppet state