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jakeXT

(10,575 posts) Sun Aug 3, 2014, 08:19 AM Aug 2014

Israel 'spied on Kerry during peace talks' [View all]

Source: AFP

Berlin (AFP) - Israel eavesdropped on US Secretary of State John Kerry during doomed peace talks with the Palestinians last year, German news weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday.

The article said the Israelis and at least one other secret service listened in on Kerry's conversations as he tried to mediate, in a development that Der Spiegel said was likely to further strain ties between Israel and the United States.

Kerry regularly spoke by telephone with high-ranking officials throughout the Middle East during the negotiations that finally collapsed earlier this year.

Spiegel, which cited "several sources among secret services", said that he used not only secure lines but also normal telephones with satellite connections which were vulnerable to tapping.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/israel-spied-kerry-during-peace-talks-102514934.html

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Israel 'spied on Kerry during peace talks' [View all] jakeXT Aug 2014 OP

We're not really going to complain about somebody else spying on us, are we? CanonRay Aug 2014 #1

Was thinking the same thing atreides1 Aug 2014 #2

...and the NSA revelations. Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #6

This is a pot meet kettle thing. iandhr Aug 2014 #8

Because it is Israel, right, and they can do any kind of crime....so very special are they? Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #15

It's because iandhr Aug 2014 #23

There is, perhaps, an opportunity to make political hay from that dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #3

I can't think of a single country that doesn't spy on just about every other country in the world... George II Aug 2014 #4

Ditto Iliyah Aug 2014 #5

I don't agree - spy agencies cost a lot of money daleo Aug 2014 #18

We spy on some folks too...nt elias49 Aug 2014 #7

Shoe is on the other foot Zambero Aug 2014 #9

"My", said the pot to the kettle: "how sadly dark and grimy is your arse." riqster Aug 2014 #10

Two grimy asses means no one is clean, both pots need cleaning. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #13

This is rich. Bestest friend in the world, provider and protector to Israel, spies on America's Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #11

Interesting "source"! George II Aug 2014 #12

Spies are just folks too. L0oniX Aug 2014 #14

I find it hard to believe that the Secretary of State doesn't always have TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #16

Secure from whom? daleo Aug 2014 #20

IOKWIDI Liberalagogo Aug 2014 #17

Sometimes you use unsecured lines on purpose. Festivito Aug 2014 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Duval Aug 2014 #21

I was going to make a crack about the NSA, but 10 people beat me to it. Ash_F Aug 2014 #22

Israel has fantastic technical expertise. JDPriestly Aug 2014 #24

Israel spies on most of our government officials here and abroad. Remember how they helped with the kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #25

Is anyone surprised by this? BillZBubb Aug 2014 #26

I thought this forum was for news. n/t Psephos Aug 2014 #27

LOL! Aerows Aug 2014 #29

pretty sure Obama, KErry and others already knew JI7 Aug 2014 #28