Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level, sources say

JohnTHaller

President Trump has written a strongly worded check to Netanyahu in response (according to The Onion)

mupuff1234

Israel would be deeply impacted by the results of the negotiations, so is this surprising or unexpected? Any nation including the US would most likely do the same in a similar scenario over what is considered to be almost existential negotiations.

Aboutplants

Legitimate question, what would Israel need that we don’t already openly provide?

himata4113

I really dislike when a tiny fraction of the conspiracy theories become true since it validates people who believe in them. But I have to admit I do have one of my own, pegasus and related spyware can gain a lot of power over politicians i.e. blackmail which makes me think about how much of our politics are based solely on the fact that politicians often find themselves exploiting their powers and then possibly getting caught by spyware turning them into somewhat of a tool.

paulsutter

The Snowden disclosures revealed that the US was regularly spying on Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, the EU, and the UN. Also of course the CIA was spying on Congress. One can only imagine that many of these countries were also spying on us in various capacities, albeit with fewer resources. Israel is a bigger concern because they're extremely good at it, but I'm sure it's nothing new.

basilgohar

"Government suddenly and confusingly starts acting accordingly to what everyone's already know for a long time." This is really quite scary when you think about it. Why now all of a sudden?

outside1234

We are all fooling ourselves if we don't consider that Israel is interfering in our elections too.

9x39

Don't miss the attempt of the removal of Section 224 of the US NDAA at the same time, a polarizing development in discussions on Israel, to put it mildly. https://www.aipac.org/memos/america-israel-defense-ndaa-224 https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06... https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-israel-military-congres...

laweijfmvo

if your boss suddenly asks you to carry a pager, do not accept it.

WhereIsTheTruth

I remember when orange people would flag your comments whenever you mentioned Mossad spying on people Mazel Tov!

Sam6late

This could be 'curiosity' about negotiation with Iran, as there is what could be considered an AI merger between the 2 countries ; the FY2027 NDAA (H.R. 8800) bill text was officially released by Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) on May 26, 2026. - House Armed Services Committee markup was set for June 4, 2026. https://www.uschamber.com/security/letter-to-house-armed-ser... Section 224 of the FY2027 NDAA, titled “United States–Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative,” is a draft provision sponsored by Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Adam Smith. It aims to deeply integrate U.S. and Israeli defense industries and militaries through joint R&D, testing, manufacturing, technology sharing, training, information-sharing, network integration, and data fusion. AI is one of several technologies included, not a standalone “AI merger.” The provision is still a House committee draft, not final law, and may be amended before passage. https://www.uschamber.com/security/letter-to-house-armed-ser...

throw310822

Israel doesn't really need to spy on the US. They can just ask Kushner.

mentalgear

> Top U.S. officials often take extra care when traveling to Israel, sometimes using burner phones and computers and taking extreme caution when speaking in hotel rooms during official trips, the current and former U.S. officials and experts said. > Israel has “a hyper-aggressive intelligence service,” said Emily Harding, vice president of the Defense and Security Department and director of the intelligence, national security and technology program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank in Washington. “They are exceedingly interested in what we are up to,” Harding said of the Israelis. And these are considered their closest allies. What do they do with others.

basilgohar

It's important to not frame this as a US vs Israel thing. Israel is, at best, the last of the Western world's settler colonies, and as such, is serving a purpose, a so-called landed aircraft carrier. [0] The fact that there is tensions in the government regarding Israel means that the entities that found value in Israel are losing out to those that don't. So-called America-first powers no longer see 1st-tier support of Israel as in the interests of the US. This will not go well with Zionists, who are still supported by massive backing and financial interests. They will spend a LOT of money to keep Israel the US's "top ally" despite it being no such thing in any meaningful way. Israel is a tool of the Western imperial forces. The fact that this story is breaking means that Zionism is getting more-and-more toxic to people in power. [0] https://michael-hudson.com/2023/11/israel-as-a-landed-aircra...

fuckinpuppers

I’m confused isn’t there a bill to merge Israel and US intelligence/military together in various ways?

shevy-java

Didn't Trump recently ban Sean Strickland for critisizing Israel? https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sean-strickland-says-hes-b... Trump is like the ultimate tool of corruption - whether it is Russia or Israel or whoever, you name it. Dude flops to the highest bidder. No wonder US oligarchs are currently controlling the USA.

jameslk

> A spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., said in a statement that it is “completely false” that Israel spies on the U.S. “Israel does not gather intelligence on American entities, let alone US government officials,” the spokesperson said. “Israel intelligence collection efforts are aimed at its enemies, not its allies. Any claims to the contrary are either misinformed or politically motivated.” Not even a teeny weeny bit of spying on your allies?

ada1981

Removing all US financial support for Israel and supporting sanctions and ICJ actions is the only way forward.

mooktakim

They literally merging US military with Israel lol

jasonlotito

This is pathetic. Raising this? This is the level of "intelligence" you get when you pretend to remove all DEI/wokeness and just leave the ones that cater to you. Pathetic.