Israeli technology is in virtually all of our weapon systems. They churn out more Nobel prize (science) winners per capita than any nation on earth. They love freedom. They fight Islamofascism, punching way above their weight. Good friend to have!
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Jonathan Pollard sold classified U.S. intelligence to Israel during the Cold War, and many U.S. intelligence officials believe this information was subsequently passed to the Soviet Union.
The Allegation: Senior officials, including former CIA Director William Casey, suggested that Israel traded Pollard’s stolen data to Moscow in exchange for the emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel.
The Mechanism: Critics argue that Soviet moles within the Mossad (such as Shabtai Kalmanovich) funneled the intelligence to the KGB, or that Israel used the data as leverage to secure the release of Jewish prisoners or scientists.
The Impact: This transfer allegedly compromised U.S. intelligence assets in the Soviet Union, with some sources claiming it led to the capture or death of over 40 American spies.
And as an alternative to colonoscopy, Israelis also invented the swallowable “camera in a pill,” known as capsule endoscopy. The device, famously known as the PillCam, was developed in the late 1990s by electro-optical engineer Gavriel Iddan and gastroenterologist Dr. Eitan Scapa. It was commercialized by the Israeli company Given Imaging and received FDA approval in 2001.