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Israel Denies Spying on U.S. to Get Iran Nuclear Talk Details
Israel’s foreign minister on Tuesday denied a Wall Street Journal report alleging that Israel had spied on the U.S. to learn details about its nuclear talks with Iran.
Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman told Israel’s Army Radio the report was “not correct, not accurate.”
Liberman insisted that Israel does not spy on the U.S. as a matter of policy, and that with other parties involved in the talks — most notably Iran — Israeli intelligence could have gleaned details of the negotiations through other avenues.
“We don’t spy on the United...
From the Left
Israel stole classified US information and used it to help congressional Republicans
The Wall Street Journal's Adam Entous dropped a huge story Tuesday morning: Israel acquired classified US information while spying on the Iranian nuclear negotiations, and leaked the stolen information about the emerging deal to American lawmakers in an attempt to sabotage the Obama administration's outreach to Tehran.
This is yet another disaster for US-Israel relations. But that's not because Israel acquired classified US information, which honestly isn't that surprising. What's really outrageous is that Israel used the information in a deliberate attempt to manipulate American politics.
From the Left
Boehner 'baffled' by Israeli spying report
House Speaker John Boehner said he was "shocked" by a recent report that the Israeli government spied on Iranian nuclear talks and leaked information on the developing deal to lawmakers, and that he hadn't heard anything from the Israelis himself.
"I'm not sure what the information was. But I'm baffled by it," Boehner told reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
He said that "no information (was) revealed to me whatsoever" on the talks.
The number two House Democrat, Rep. Steny Hoyer, also said he hadn't received any information from the...
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