“This is bait to shut Israel up regarding the Iran scam.”
Are the Israeli’s really our friends? Seems like they spied on the USA, did who knows what with what they learned, and have been pressing to get the spy out of prison. How’s this any different than the ChiComs or Russians?
LOL!
Israel wanted to know what we knew, so they could better protect themselves.
Israel has never been a threat to America.
THAT is how they’re different!
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Don't be naïve, every country spies on every other country. And yes, the Israelis are our friends and allies. The US spied on Angela Merkal, the German Premier, and our ally, and probably every other country as well.
If you don't believe the Israelis are our friends, ask any American tourist who has traveled to Israel or any US serviceman who was stationed there. You will get positive vibes almost all the time.
As for spying, friendly nations spy on each other all the time. The US spies on Israel, Britain, France, Germany, etc. (Remember when one US intelligence agency had tapped into German Chancellor Merkel's phone line?)
Pollard's spying was limited to making copies of classified documents which he handed over to the Israelis. They were concerned with goings-on in Arab Muslim states that were potential threats to Israel at the time. That was thirty plus years ago. Despite all sorts of fears, there is no evidence of any injury to Americans as a result of Israel's possession of the documents and they are in all likelihood are irrelevant to the Middle East of today.