U.S. sees Israel as biggest spy threat

[Rajaraja Chola]

The CIA station chief opened the locked box containing the sensitive equipment he used from his home in Tel Aviv, Israel, to communicate with CIA headquarters in Virginia, only to find that someone had tampered with it.

It was a not-so-subtle reminder that, even in a country friendly to the United States, the CIA was itself being watched.

Such meddling underscores what is widely known but rarely discussed outside intelligence circles. Despite inarguable ties between the U.S. and its closest ally in the Middle East and despite statements from U.S. politicians trumpeting the friendship, U.S. national security officials consider Israel to be, at times, a frustrating ally and a genuine counterintelligence threat.

Israel has been implicated in U.S. criminal espionage cases and disciplinary proceedings against CIA officers and blamed in the presumed death of an important spy in Syria for the CIA during the administration of President George W. Bush.

The CIA considers Israel its No. 1 counterintelligence threat in the agency’s Near East Division, the group that oversees spying across the Middle East, according to current and former officials. Counterintelligence is the art of protecting national secrets from spies. This means the CIA believes that U.S. national secrets are safer from other Middle Eastern governments than from Israel.

Israel employs highly sophisticated, professional spy services that rival American agencies in technical capability.

The Hindu : News / International : U.S. sees Israel as biggest spy threat

There is a famous dialogue in spy circles " The Mossad always knows"
India should deepen her relationship with Israel agencies and learn more about counter intelligence and targeted killings !!!

 

[IZVINITE]

Watch your back, Israel. The U.S. has its eye on you.

 

[Malik Usman]

But still US can't do anything......Isreailis are holding their neck.

 

[KingMamba]

But still US can't do anything......Isreailis are holding their neck.

One of their agent rots in US prison as we speak.

Jonathan Pollard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The CIA station chief opened the locked box containing the sensitive equipment he used from his home in Tel Aviv, Israel, to communicate with CIA headquarters in Virginia, only to find that someone had tampered with it.

It was a not-so-subtle reminder that, even in a country friendly to the United States, the CIA was itself being watched.

Such meddling underscores what is widely known but rarely discussed outside intelligence circles. Despite inarguable ties between the U.S. and its closest ally in the Middle East and despite statements from U.S. politicians trumpeting the friendship, U.S. national security officials consider Israel to be, at times, a frustrating ally and a genuine counterintelligence threat.

Israel has been implicated in U.S. criminal espionage cases and disciplinary proceedings against CIA officers and blamed in the presumed death of an important spy in Syria for the CIA during the administration of President George W. Bush.

The CIA considers Israel its No. 1 counterintelligence threat in the agency’s Near East Division, the group that oversees spying across the Middle East, according to current and former officials. Counterintelligence is the art of protecting national secrets from spies. This means the CIA believes that U.S. national secrets are safer from other Middle Eastern governments than from Israel.

Israel employs highly sophisticated, professional spy services that rival American agencies in technical capability.

The Hindu : News / International : U.S. sees Israel as biggest spy threat

There is a famous dialogue in spy circles " The Mossad always knows"
India should deepen her relationship with Israel agencies and learn more about counter intelligence and targeted killings !!!

I read somewhere that Mossad is mainly intelligence and that they have only had 50 assassinations in their entire history. (much luch than others like MI6/ CIA/ ISI who can be credited with probably thousands of deaths)

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

One of their agent rots in US prison as we speak.

Jonathan Pollard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



I read somewhere that Mossad is mainly intelligence and that they have only had 50 assassinations in their entire history. (much luch than others like MI6/ CIA/ ISI who can be credited with probably thousands of deaths)

Maybe, but CIA and Mi5 are very older than them and are very experienced in eliminating targets... But Israel developed this capability on its own, which must be appreciated... It operates agents all around the world...

 

[KingMamba]

Maybe, but CIA and Mi5 are very older than them and are very experienced in eliminating targets... But Israel developed this capability on its own, which must be appreciated... It operates agents all around the world...

Oh no I do appreciate it I think Mossad is awesome. I am just saying they have this dark reputation but according to what I read it is more because when they do kill it is so methodical (that should be appreciated). I can't seem to find the source right now...

 

[Sashan]

There is a famous dialogue in spy circles " The Mossad always knows"
India should deepen her relationship with Israel agencies and learn more about counter intelligence and targeted killings !!!

I would suggest reading a book Gideon's spies which provides the secret history of Mossad and many interesting operations by Mossad. The book provides insight into various issues - the author claims that Mossad knew about Monica Lewinski and Bill Clinton months before the world came to know about it. Also the book talks about Promis software and "trapdoor" microchip and how it helped spy on other spy organizations.

 

[PteX]

As if anyone could actually google just how efficient an intelligence agency is.
The less you know about what an intelligence agency has done, the more frightening their capabilities are.

 

[KingMamba]

I would suggest reading a book Gideon's spies which provides the secret history of Mossad and many interesting operations by Mossad. The book provides insight into various issues - the author claims that Mossad knew about Monica Lewinski and Bill Clinton months before the world came to know about it. Also the book talks about Promis software and "trapdoor" microchip and how it helped spy on other spy organizations.

You ever seen NCIS? On the show there is this one Mossad agent and whenever she needs info she calls back home and gets the job done which always shocks her partners on the show. That pretty much sums them up right there, they get the job done in intelligence when they need to.

As if anyone could actually google just how efficient an intelligence agency is.
The less you know about what an intelligence agency has done, the more frightening their capabilities are.

It is just harmless speculation obviously no one can actually know how things work unless they actually been in the agency before. No one is debating that.

 

[Sashan]

You ever seen NCIS? On the show there is this one Mossad agent and whenever she needs info she calls back home and gets the job done which always shocks her partners on the show. That pretty much sums them up right there, they get the job done in intelligence when they need to.

I used to watch NCIS and like the character Ziva until NCIS-LA appeared which is much more action oriented and racier than NCIS. Ziva is shown as Kidon but it does not show that much of an insight into Mossad operations.

 

[KingMamba]

I used to watch NCIS and like the character Ziva until NCIS-LA appeared which is much more action oriented and racier than NCIS. Ziva is shown as Kidon but it does not show that much of an insight into Mossad operations.

Yeah Ziva is a badass character. I haven't seen NCIS LA figured it wasn't any good. Yeah well it is about US Marine but in a lot of episodes when they need info and can't find it in the states she usually gets it from the Mossad. If nothing else they are giving credit to their intelligence gathering.

 

[Sashan]

Yeah Ziva is a badass character. I haven't seen NCIS LA figured it wasn't any good. Yeah well it is about US Marine but in a lot of episodes when they need info and can't find it in the states she usually gets it from the Mossad. If nothing else they are giving credit to their intelligence gathering.

You need to watch it though I haven't seen any episodes this season because of hectic work. Chris O' Donnell and LL Cool J rock and is very action packed. There is another series called Covert Affairs which is an interesting spy series focussed on CIA but provides insight into how the intelligence agencies and spies operate.

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

I would suggest reading a book Gideon's spies which provides the secret history of Mossad and many interesting operations by Mossad. The book provides insight into various issues - the author claims that Mossad knew about Monica Lewinski and Bill Clinton months before the world came to know about it. Also the book talks about Promis software and "trapdoor" microchip and how it helped spy on other spy organizations.

book name mate?

 

[Sashan]

book name mate?

Gideon's Spies.

 

[Tshering22]

Watch your back, Israel. The U.S. has its eye on you.

Good one.