Israel's No. 2 In US Suspended For Alleged Iran Info Leak

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Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman suspended Israel’s deputy ambassador to Washington, Dan Arbel, on Tuesday for allegedly leaking sensitive information on Iran to a Haaretz reporter in 2009.

Arbel, a senior and widely respected diplomat, is now expected to undergo a disciplinary procedure. The alleged leak took place before Arbel went to Washington.

In December 2009, Lieberman announced the suspension of Alon Bar, then the ministry’s deputy director-general for strategic affairs, for allegedly leaking classified information on Iran that he said at the time “created tension” with the US.

Ten months later, Bar was appointed Israel’s envoy to Spain after a disciplinary process carried out by the Civil Service Commission and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) exonerated him. The investigation continued, however, and has now apparently led to Arbel.

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