Israel denies ‘utterly false’ claims it spied on U.S.
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Israel on Tuesday vehemently denied claims that it had spied on the U.S. during the Iranian negotiations, as reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal.
Official in the Prime Minister’s Office called the allegations “utterly false.”
“The State of Israel does not conduct espionage against the United States or Israel’s other allies. The false allegations are clearly intended to undermine the strong ties between the United States and Israel and the security and intelligence relationship we share,” they said.
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Israel had not received an official complaint from the American administration over such claims and that “there is no way, and there was no way, that Israel spied on the Americans. That is seriously forbidden among every level of Israel’s policy leaders.”
“Israel’s security-intelligence relationship with the U.S. has suffered no harm, someone is just trying to stir conflict,” Ya’alon said. “It’s a shame that such winds are blowing into the clandestine channels in which we conduct this relationship.”
Ha! Of course Israel conducts espionage against the United States (and of course, the United States conducts espionage against Israel). Jonathan Pollard, anyone?
Countries spy on each other, even on their allies. It's just a fact of life.