Washington – President Donald Trump does not believe reports that Israel is spaying on the United States, he said.
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Trump’s remark Thursday was about a report that Israel was likely behind the placement of devices in the vicinity of the White House that can capture cellphone calls.
“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, Fox News reported. “I find that hard to believe,” he added.
Politico in an article published online Thursday cited three unnamed former senior officials with “knowledge of the matter.”
Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, vigorously denied the report. Israel has pledged since the 1986 capture of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard not to spy on the United States, although since then there have been multiple instances of the countries accusing the other of spying, however.
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.
(JTA/Cnaan Liphshiz)
Our President also believes you have to show photo ID to buy stuff at a grocery store. He also believes the World Trade Center would not have burned had more asbestos been used in its construction. He thinks vaccines cause diseases. He thinks windmills cause disease. He thinks the Russians did not try any funny business in the 2016 election. He thinks we have invisible airplanes.
As for Israel spying on the U.S., of course it does. What do you think Pollard got in trouble for? In the real world, everyone gathers intelligence on everyone else, not just on potential enemies. Israel spies on the U.S. the U.S. spies in the UK and NATO, NATO spies on Brazil, etc. Intelligence gathering on putative friends is as important as on putative foes.