Nope.
I just want zionists gone and out of power.
The end of nazi Germany didn't mean the end of Germany, just nazi rule.
Netanyahu is not the only problem in Israel, the genocidal racism is deeply ingrained there/
War with Iran
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I just want zionists gone and out of power.
The end of nazi Germany didn't mean the end of Germany, just nazi rule.
Netanyahu is not the only problem in Israel, the genocidal racism is deeply ingrained there/
Why do you think its dangerous to protest against genocide?
J. Pollard May Have Flown To Israel But Not Much Has Changed Since
Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel
The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last December. The United States and Israel were largely aligned at the war’s outset, with Mr. Trump endorsing Mr. Netanyahu’s goal to oust the Iranian government.Credit...Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times
By Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt
Reporting from Washington
June 6, 2026Updated 8:09 p.m. ET
Recent U.S. intelligence reports have raised concerns about Israeli spy agencies eavesdropping on American negotiators working on a peace deal with Iran, amid rising concern over a more general counterintelligence threat by Israel.
Israel and the United States have long known, and tolerated, that each was spying on the other. But an intensified Israeli effort to learn about U.S. positions in talks with Iran has crossed a line, according to some American officials.
The reports include concerns that Israel has stepped up its efforts to eavesdrop on senior American officials, including Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s top negotiator, Elbridge A. Colby, the Pentagon’s top policy official, and one of his main deputies, Michael P. DiMino IV.
Another report, written by the Defense Intelligence Agency and other military intelligence offices and focused on earlier events going back several years, said that the counterintelligence threat level posed by Israel had been increased in recent weeks to the top level, from high to critical. The report, to which the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency contributed, outlines various efforts by Israel to spy on American military personnel and government officials.
The reports and the intensified concern about Israeli spying come at an especially sensitive time. Israel and the U.S. have been fighting the war against Iran together, and have never had such close military coordination as they do now, with Israeli military officers working side-by-side with their American counterparts at U.S. Central Command.
The U.S. military is sharing huge amounts of tactical and operational information with its Israeli counterparts. But senior American officials said that Israel is looking for insights into Mr. Trump’s strategy and shifting stances on the peace talks.
The new warning could potentially complicate efforts to further integrate military war planning between U.S. Central Command and Israel, especially if the Pentagon makes a decision to place new restrictions on information shared with Israeli officers.
There has already been tension between the two nations as Mr. Trump pursues a peace deal even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel seeks to further degrade Iran’s capabilities, weaken or topple its theocratic government and assault Tehran’s proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah.
The Defense Intelligence Agency report was drafted after incidents in which American defense personnel in Israel detected that software to tap their communications had been surreptitiously installed on their phones.
The existence of the Defense Intelligence Agency report and the increased threat level were reported earlier by NBC News.
The Defense Department declined to comment. A White House official, speaking on the condition their name not be used, said the account was false.
A spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in Washington also disputed claims that Israel poses a counterintelligence threat, saying that Israel does not spy on American officials or entities.
The developments were described by several current and former U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence matters.
They said that in some respects the counterintelligence warning is no surprise. Israel has long engaged in aggressive intelligence collection operations against both its enemies and its allies, as does the United States.
Still, Israel’s counterintelligence threat level is now higher than any other ally and higher than some adversarial countries. Of American allies, only South Korea, which is rated at high in certain situations, approaches the concern with Israel’s espionage efforts, the officials said.
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The aggressiveness of the Israeli intelligence collection on top U.S. officials during the second Trump administration has been “unhinged,” one senior official said.
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Intelligence reports suggest that Israel has stepped up its efforts to eavesdrop on U.S. officials, including Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s top negotiator, seen with Mr. Trump and his defense secretary in March.Credit...Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times
Two senior U.S. military officials said that American personnel, particularly those serving in Israel or with Israeli counterparts, were well aware of the counterintelligence risks before the new report.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal assessments, said U.S. personnel employ a range of security procedures and protocols to help counter the threat and to protect their cellphones and other electronic devices, especially while traveling in Israel, but declined to describe those measures in detail for security reasons.
Cooperation between the two militaries is very close, but each side also needs to keep its most sensitive information secret.
At the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, Israel, for instance, American and Israeli military and diplomatic personnel work side-by-side to enforce the Gaza cease-fire and facilitate humanitarian efforts. But the building also has a U.S.-only floor and an Israeli-only floor where personnel from each country can discuss the most sensitive topics.
The report says counterintelligence incidents began increasing in late 2024, as the Biden administration pressed Israel to curb its attacks on Gaza, and continued into 2025, as the Trump administration weighed options to attack Iran.
The report, which incorporated contributions from a number of military intelligence agencies, also details several episodes in recent years. In 2021, Israeli military intelligence officers were caught planting listening devices at D.I.A. headquarters. Last year, officers from Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, were discovered to have tried to plant a listening device in a Secret Service vehicle.
While the D.I.A. document does not explicitly discuss the peace negotiations, other recent intelligence reports have raised concern about Israelis’ listening to Mr. Witkoff and other top negotiators as they try to reach a long-term agreement for a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.
The tendency of some senior Trump administration officials to fly on private aircraft, to conduct national security business on their personal phones and to reject staffing from U.S. embassies abroad made them especially vulnerable targets for the spy services of allies and adversaries alike, said a former senior U.S. official who has dealt extensively with Israel.
Other current officials also acknowledged the use of personal cellphones by top American officials has made them easy targets for eavesdropping.
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Elbridge Colby, the under secretary of defense for policy, seen at a Senate hearing in March, is also said to have been a target of Israeli espionage efforts.Credit...Eric Lee for The New York Times
U.S. and Israel were largely aligned at the beginning of the Iran war, with Mr. Trump endorsing Mr. Netanyahu’s long-sought goal to push the theocratic government from power. But the war aims quickly diverged, as the United States focused more on trying to erode Iran’s military capabilities to force concessions at the bargaining table, while Israel hoped the Iranian hard-line government would lose its grip on power.
It is not entirely clear why Mr. Colby, who is in charge of Pentagon policy, would be a target. But he is one of the most prominent proponents inside the U.S. government of a restrained foreign policy. Mr. DiMino is in charge of Pentagon policy for the Middle East, making him a person of natural interest to Israel.
Julian E. Barnes covers the U.S. intelligence agencies and international security matters for The Times. He has written about security issues for more than two decades.
Eric Schmitt is a national security correspondent for The Times. He has reported on U.S. military affairs and counterterrorism for more than three decades. Contact him securely on Signal: ericschmitt.36.
Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel
The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last December. The United States and Israel were largely aligned at the war’s outset, with Mr. Trump endorsing Mr. Netanyahu’s goal to oust the Iranian government.Credit...Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times
By Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt
Reporting from Washington
June 6, 2026Updated 8:09 p.m. ET
Recent U.S. intelligence reports have raised concerns about Israeli spy agencies eavesdropping on American negotiators working on a peace deal with Iran, amid rising concern over a more general counterintelligence threat by Israel.
Israel and the United States have long known, and tolerated, that each was spying on the other. But an intensified Israeli effort to learn about U.S. positions in talks with Iran has crossed a line, according to some American officials.
The reports include concerns that Israel has stepped up its efforts to eavesdrop on senior American officials, including Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s top negotiator, Elbridge A. Colby, the Pentagon’s top policy official, and one of his main deputies, Michael P. DiMino IV.
Another report, written by the Defense Intelligence Agency and other military intelligence offices and focused on earlier events going back several years, said that the counterintelligence threat level posed by Israel had been increased in recent weeks to the top level, from high to critical. The report, to which the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency contributed, outlines various efforts by Israel to spy on American military personnel and government officials.
The reports and the intensified concern about Israeli spying come at an especially sensitive time. Israel and the U.S. have been fighting the war against Iran together, and have never had such close military coordination as they do now, with Israeli military officers working side-by-side with their American counterparts at U.S. Central Command.
The U.S. military is sharing huge amounts of tactical and operational information with its Israeli counterparts. But senior American officials said that Israel is looking for insights into Mr. Trump’s strategy and shifting stances on the peace talks.
The new warning could potentially complicate efforts to further integrate military war planning between U.S. Central Command and Israel, especially if the Pentagon makes a decision to place new restrictions on information shared with Israeli officers.
There has already been tension between the two nations as Mr. Trump pursues a peace deal even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel seeks to further degrade Iran’s capabilities, weaken or topple its theocratic government and assault Tehran’s proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah.
The Defense Intelligence Agency report was drafted after incidents in which American defense personnel in Israel detected that software to tap their communications had been surreptitiously installed on their phones.
The existence of the Defense Intelligence Agency report and the increased threat level were reported earlier by NBC News.
The Defense Department declined to comment. A White House official, speaking on the condition their name not be used, said the account was false.
A spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in Washington also disputed claims that Israel poses a counterintelligence threat, saying that Israel does not spy on American officials or entities.
The developments were described by several current and former U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence matters.
They said that in some respects the counterintelligence warning is no surprise. Israel has long engaged in aggressive intelligence collection operations against both its enemies and its allies, as does the United States.
Still, Israel’s counterintelligence threat level is now higher than any other ally and higher than some adversarial countries. Of American allies, only South Korea, which is rated at high in certain situations, approaches the concern with Israel’s espionage efforts, the officials said.
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The aggressiveness of the Israeli intelligence collection on top U.S. officials during the second Trump administration has been “unhinged,” one senior official said.
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Intelligence reports suggest that Israel has stepped up its efforts to eavesdrop on U.S. officials, including Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s top negotiator, seen with Mr. Trump and his defense secretary in March.Credit...Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times
Two senior U.S. military officials said that American personnel, particularly those serving in Israel or with Israeli counterparts, were well aware of the counterintelligence risks before the new report.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal assessments, said U.S. personnel employ a range of security procedures and protocols to help counter the threat and to protect their cellphones and other electronic devices, especially while traveling in Israel, but declined to describe those measures in detail for security reasons.
Cooperation between the two militaries is very close, but each side also needs to keep its most sensitive information secret.
At the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, Israel, for instance, American and Israeli military and diplomatic personnel work side-by-side to enforce the Gaza cease-fire and facilitate humanitarian efforts. But the building also has a U.S.-only floor and an Israeli-only floor where personnel from each country can discuss the most sensitive topics.
The report says counterintelligence incidents began increasing in late 2024, as the Biden administration pressed Israel to curb its attacks on Gaza, and continued into 2025, as the Trump administration weighed options to attack Iran.
The report, which incorporated contributions from a number of military intelligence agencies, also details several episodes in recent years. In 2021, Israeli military intelligence officers were caught planting listening devices at D.I.A. headquarters. Last year, officers from Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, were discovered to have tried to plant a listening device in a Secret Service vehicle.
While the D.I.A. document does not explicitly discuss the peace negotiations, other recent intelligence reports have raised concern about Israelis’ listening to Mr. Witkoff and other top negotiators as they try to reach a long-term agreement for a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.
The tendency of some senior Trump administration officials to fly on private aircraft, to conduct national security business on their personal phones and to reject staffing from U.S. embassies abroad made them especially vulnerable targets for the spy services of allies and adversaries alike, said a former senior U.S. official who has dealt extensively with Israel.
Other current officials also acknowledged the use of personal cellphones by top American officials has made them easy targets for eavesdropping.
Image
Elbridge Colby, the under secretary of defense for policy, seen at a Senate hearing in March, is also said to have been a target of Israeli espionage efforts.Credit...Eric Lee for The New York Times
U.S. and Israel were largely aligned at the beginning of the Iran war, with Mr. Trump endorsing Mr. Netanyahu’s long-sought goal to push the theocratic government from power. But the war aims quickly diverged, as the United States focused more on trying to erode Iran’s military capabilities to force concessions at the bargaining table, while Israel hoped the Iranian hard-line government would lose its grip on power.
It is not entirely clear why Mr. Colby, who is in charge of Pentagon policy, would be a target. But he is one of the most prominent proponents inside the U.S. government of a restrained foreign policy. Mr. DiMino is in charge of Pentagon policy for the Middle East, making him a person of natural interest to Israel.
Julian E. Barnes covers the U.S. intelligence agencies and international security matters for The Times. He has written about security issues for more than two decades.
Eric Schmitt is a national security correspondent for The Times. He has reported on U.S. military affairs and counterterrorism for more than three decades. Contact him securely on Signal: ericschmitt.36.
This is despicable. Wtf is up with these people?Nope.
I just want zionists gone and out of power.
The end of nazi Germany didn't mean the end of Germany, just nazi rule.
Netanyahu is not the only problem in Israel, the genocidal racism is deeply ingrained there/
FPV drones are wrecking Israel from Lebanon just like it is wrecking Russia.
If Gaza still existed FPV drones from Gaza would wreck Israel.
Israel had to do what it did. I am not passing moral judgement. It is just a cold calculated move.
I by default take the side of the weak so I am anti zoinist, but if gazans have assymetric parity with Israel in terms of ability to kill and destroy then I would not pick a side and would turn a blind eye.
If Gaza still existed FPV drones from Gaza would wreck Israel.
Israel had to do what it did. I am not passing moral judgement. It is just a cold calculated move.
I by default take the side of the weak so I am anti zoinist, but if gazans have assymetric parity with Israel in terms of ability to kill and destroy then I would not pick a side and would turn a blind eye.
Zionists really are the shittiest people on the planet.
You make a strong case that zionism is a death cult.
Israel are the oppressor, Palestinians are the weak. They have no army, they don't get billions for bombs from america and they don't have nukes, tanks, jets and american bombs.
In 2.5 years of genocide Israel has destroyed all of Gaza and taken 2/3's of that land, now they are doing the same to Lebanon.
Apparently police have already started arresting people for protesting genocide.
Iran said bombing Beirut was a red line.
trump told Netanyahu not to do it.
Israel bombed Beirut.
Iran responded.
Today Israel is bombing Beirut again.
Israel is a terrorist state.
trump told Netanyahu not to do it.
Israel bombed Beirut.
Iran responded.
Today Israel is bombing Beirut again.
Israel is a terrorist state.
It's about time.
They should inflict a 1:1 ratio of damage moving forward, better yet, 2:1 for deterrence.
POS Nation hides military facilities in civilian areas
They upped the ante so we will see what Israhell does.
I gather Israel isn't attacking Beirut tonight after Iran put them in their place.
So its just back to the standard terrorism and genocide.
So its just back to the standard terrorism and genocide.
This is what happens if you say "Free Palestine" in pubic in Germany. I guess they will soon be restarting the People's Court (or Volksgerichtshof) The 4th Reich is truly rising.
Funny, wasn't long ago that you'ld be taken to task for conflating Jews with Israel/Zionism and
now expressing a political position against Israel/Zionism becomes Jew hating.
This is so dystopian.
Do you think this builds up a serious resentment towards Jews and people start hating them along with supremicist Zionists?
Of course it does. Zionism is a political belief. You don't even have to be Jewish to be a Zionist. AFIK all it is, is a belief that Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state, and on the more extreme end, that they have a right to expand and form greater Israel. Just like Nazism was a political movement. It pretty much the same thing.
I gather Israel isn't attacking Beirut tonight after Iran put them in their place.
But Iran hit an american apache with a cheap drone so now...
But Iran hit an american apache with a cheap drone so now...
Its very similar, both were built on racial supremacy, with that came the belief that they are entitled to other people's land.
Now they are wiping out the last Christian village in Palestine.
Why do I think Netanyahu shot down an american helicopter.
USS Liberty?
USS Liberty?
