Israel Accused of Planting Spy Devices near the White House

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Israel caught planting spy devices outside White House

Israel has been accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House and around other sensitive locations in Washington, according to three former senior U.S. officials.

The miniature surveillance devices, colloquially known as “StingRays,” mimic cell towers to fool cellphones into giving them their locations and identity information. They can also capture the contents of calls and data use.

However, the Trump administration has cast doubts on the reports, claiming the strength of the U.S.-Israel relationship means Israel would be unlikely to engage in such a hostile act.

Foxnews.com reports: A Politico story based on interviews with former senior U.S. officials claimed that the government believes Israel planted cellphone surveillance devices in the nation’s capital over the past few years. Devices were reportedly planted near the White House and other locations. The report said the U.S., following a forensic analysis, determined that agents from Israel most likely brought them here.

“I don’t believe that. No, I don’t believe that the Israelis are spying on us,” Trump said on Thursday evening from the South Lawn, before heading to a GOP retreat in Baltimore. “I find that hard to believe.”

Current and former Israeli officials pushed back hard against the Politico report on Thursday. Amos Yadlin, the former head of the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate, reportedly called it “fake news spiced with anti-Semitism,” stating that Israel bans spying on the U.S.

A reporter for Israeli newspaper Haaretz traveling with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his office was calling the report a “blatant lie.” Like Yadlin, the office said the Israeli government has a directive not to engage in intelligence operations on U.S. soil.

The president touted the strong relationship between his administration and Israel, specifically citing the establishment of a U.S. embassy in Jerusalem and harsh U.S. sanctions against Iran.

“I wouldn’t believe that story,” Trump reiterated. “Anything’s possible, but I don’t believe it.”

2 Comments

  1. Deuteronomy 28 43-45

    43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.

    44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

    45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee

    Trump/Bush/Obama/Clinton/Israel=The stranger………….Why would the Israelis spy on a controlled candidate who is a member of the same secret societies, they could just call Trump on the phone and ask him how the plan for the world government and world religion is progressing

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