It may sound strange given the seemingly endless series of scandals involving Israeli spying on the US, but Israeli officials are reacting to the latest reports of US spying with complete, inconsolable outrage.
“The tracking after prime ministers and defense ministers is not legitimate and not acceptable to us,” insisted Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz, while other Israeli ministers demanded that the US immediately stop all such spying.
“Its quite embarrassing between countries who are allies,” added top ranking Yisrael Beiteinu Minister Uzi Landau, who insisted that it proved the need for the US to immediately release Jonathan Pollard.
Pollard was a US citizen arrested for spying against the US on behalf of Israel and has become something of a cause celebre among Israel’s political elite, which granted Pollard Israeli citizenship a decade after his arrest and have since been demanding his release.
Poor israel, such victims. Now if israel only stopped being America's de facto only real enemy when it comes to espionage.
Poor israel, such victims. Now if israel only stopped being America's de facto only real enemy when it comes to espionage.
Or when it comes to anything for that matter.
The NSA knows where NetanYahoo gets his jackboots polished. They know where he gets his brown shirts starched. It's beyond the pale.
Perhaps the US can say they will stop spying on Isreal AND ALSO that they will stop the billions of dollars in aid every year to ensure Isreal does nothing to embarass the US.
Perhaps the US can say they will stop spying on Isreal AND ALSO that they will stop the billions of dollars in aid every year to ensure Isreal does nothing to embarass the US.
Kettle:
You're black.
– Pot
Kettle:
You're black.
– Pot
Nutanyahu: Stop spying on us and free Pollard – or else we'll really start whining
Expect an amendment to the Iran sanctions bill in the Senate that will demand an end to "spying on our best friend". Spying on American citizens will continue apace due to them being the U.S. Government's worst enemy.
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After "shoot and cry", now "spy and cry"?
The Zionists are just pissed because there's nothing they can do. When the NSA was spying on their war crimes in the 1967 war, they could at least send their navy and air force to attack the ship the NSA was using, the USS Liberty.
I heartily sick of hearing about the proto Fascists on the Jordan, aka poor little helpless and defenseless Israel, and their whining about how they are picked on, persecuted and are just ten minutes away from being wiped out. The real victims are the ones who they have ethnically cleansed, walled off from water sources, double crossed and lied to and spied on in their own right. Enough!
Other Israeli officials are hoping to capitalize on the revelation by demanding the US release Jonathan Pollard, a spy convicted of spying for Israel long ago and still in prison in the US.
enemies always demand their spies be let go…
what exactly did the US get out its spying on the great israel….
nothing but billions and billions more in free money…
israel right now today has open spies in the US congress…
where is the US msm to show the hypocrisy…of these people
Since polard storm, it is very logical in having gigantic Q-mark about Israelis. With US or without US, pro or against pure-true-sincere partnership. The gesture is serious, men! Mandelanic.
What unmitigated chutzpah!
You can not spy on us, its unacceptable, we supplied the instruments and devices to USG to spy on everyone els but us.
What? This is some sort of joke.
Israel has no respect for the US. The way you guys acept to be treated by her is just amazing.
"…not legitimate and not acceptable to us…"
Ummm, but purchasing a Congress and not even attempting to conceal it is just peachy, eh?
And equating Pollard with revealing that the NSA is spying is specious. Israel is free to arrest, try, and intern the NSA if they feel so wronged…just like the USG did to Pollard. Israel is lucky Pollard wasn't executed as a spy should have been.
"…not legitimate and not acceptable to us…"
Ummm, but purchasing a Congress and not even attempting to conceal it is just peachy, eh?
And equating Pollard with revealing that the NSA is spying is specious and a strawman. Israel is free to arrest, try, and intern the NSA if they feel so wronged…just like the USG did to Pollard. Israel is lucky Pollard wasn't executed as a spy should have been.
And I won't even get into the racist ideas (and plans) of the wackos in Yisrael Beiteinu.
How Pollard spying on the US for Israel translates to 'demonstrating a need' for his release is beyond me. However- and I'm sure most if not all of you are fully informed on this- as long as Pollard remains a prisoner of the US, the issue of his spying on us for Israel is always going to be a sore point for Tel Aviv. His case was long ago, but he's now become a cause in himself for the Israelis who use him as just another political pawn. You can be sure if he WAS released he'd be whisked off to Israel on the next flight out and, after a few short speeches and celebrations, he'd be disappeared into wherever Israelis disappear people to, never to be seen or heard from again- and all the while, all references to his activities and even his existence would be slowly purged from our collective memory. No body, no crime, right?
You frighten me, guy. Human rights first,guy. Same language.