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Israeli Embassy condemns rabbi's comments in wake of Rouvikonas raid
The Embassy of Israel in Athens has condemned controversial comments by Mordechai Frizis, an Israel-based rabbi, following an assault by members of anarchist group Rouvikonas (Greek for Rubicon) on the embassy building on Christmas day.
Israeli intel behind US laptop ban on airlines: Report
The United States’ three-month-long ban on laptops in hand luggage on flights to and from the Middle East was put into effect after Israeli intelligence uncovered Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants were planning to transform laptops into bombs that could pass undetected through airport security, the magazine Vanity Fair reported on Nov. 22.
CIA suspected Adolf Hitler was alive in Colombia until at least the 1950s after surviving WWII
The US investigated whether Hitler was alive in South America as late as 1955, newly-declassified CIA documents reveal.
The official files show a former SS soldier told spies he regularly met with the Nazi leader in Colombia.
It goes on to suggest that Hitler, who would have been aged 66, worked as a shipping company employee before fleeing to Argentina.
Spy vs Spy vs Spy as Israel watches Russian hackers
Israeli spies observed Russian government hackers in real time as they scoured computers around the world for the codenames of US intelligence programs, The New York Times reported Tuesday night.
Israeli Spies Found Russians Using Kaspersky Software for Hacks
Israeli intelligence officials spying on Russian government hackers found they were using Kaspersky Lab antivirus software that is also used by 400 million people globally, including U.S. government agencies, according to media reports on Tuesday, Reuters reports
"Israel to Crush Syrian Air Defense if Jets Targeted Again"
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has threatened to destroy Syria's air defense systems if they target the Israeli jets once again.
Israeli Mossad chief faces corruption charges
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Old Espionage Ruse, With a Modern Twist: Israelis Say Hamas Used Online Seduction
It usually started with a bit of cyberflirting. A direct message was sent through Facebook or another social network from an unknown woman to an Israeli soldier’s smartphone. Then, according to Israeli military officials, it developed into a chat in flawless Hebrew, heavily peppered with millennial slang.
“Good morning (smiley emoji),” one typical chat began.
Our dumb times - revisited
In 2008, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's official news agency, Wafa, reported that Israel (read: Mossad) had released poison-resistant rats to drive Arab residents of Jerusalem out of their homes. If you took the news seriously you might think of it as a remarkable scientific achievement to train rats so that they could distinguish between Muslim, Christian and Jewish residents of a city
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Israel happy at compromise deal between Congress-Obama: minister
Israel is pleased at a compromise deal achieved between the United States Congress and the administration of President Barack Obama, Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said on April 15.