The U.S. Views Israel As One Of The Top Spying Threats Facing Its Intelligence Services

Leaked Documents Reveal US Sees Israel As A Spying Threat (Video) -- The Hill

The Obama administration views Israel as one of the top spying threats facing its intelligence services, leaked documents reveal.

A secret budget request obtained by The Washington Post from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden lumps Israel alongside U.S. foes Iran and Cuba as “key targets” for U.S. counterintelligence efforts. The document suggests Israel does not believe U.S. assurances that its interests are aligned with Israel's on crucial issues such as Iran and peace talks with the Palestinians.

“To further safeguard our classified networks, we continue to strengthen insider threat detection capabilities across the Community,” reads the FY 2013 congressional budget justification for intelligence programs. “In addition, we are investing in target surveillance and offensive CI [counterintelligence] against key targets, such as China, Russia, Iran, Israel, Pakistan and Cuba.”

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Update: Post 9/11, US spied on Israel as a priority target -- Times of Israel

My Comment: This is actually old news .... the U.S. has always viewed Israel as a top spy threat.