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White supremacists exchange insults with counterprotesters as they attempt to guard the entrance to Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Virginia., August 12, 2017. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via JTA)
April 6, 2019, 4:50 am
Did Trump administration’s move to shut domestic terror unit hurt US security?
After Washington folds team focused on homegrown extremists, critics say intelligence sharing on the threat is in disarray, while others claim the closure boosts efficiency
By Ron Kampeas
This 2013 photo released by the US Justice Department shows Monica Elfriede Witt, who the department on February 13, 2019 said was to be indicted for passing intelligence information to Iran and defecting to the Islamic Republic in 2013. (Department of Justice via AP)
February 13, 2019, 7:47 pm
Ex-US intelligence officer charged in Iran espionage case
An indictment announced Wednesday accuses Air Force officer Monica Elfriede Witt of defecting to Iran in 2013 and helping Tehran carry out cyberattacks on her colleagues
By Agencies
A view of Haifa bay, April 24, 2018. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
December 20, 2018, 12:08 pm
Has Israel made a huge mistake letting a Chinese firm run part of Haifa port?
‘Why did we do it? I don’t know, but we needed someone to operate our ports quickly,’ says official, amid fears Beijing’s potential intelligence gathering could keep US navy away
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at an awards ceremony at the Shin Bet's headquarters in Tel Aviv honoring agents who excelled in intelligence operations in 2017 and 2018, on December 4, 2018. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
December 5, 2018, 12:18 am
Shin Bet thwarted 500 terror attacks in 2018, Netanyahu says
Awards ceremony for operatives lauds agency’s accomplishments in artificial intelligence and machine learning
By TOI staff
Gonen Segev is sworn in at the Knesset in 1993 at the age of 35 (Hadashot TV screenshot)
June 19, 2018, 1:06 am
If convicted, ex-minister will head long list of top officials revealed as spies
While certainly not the first senior official charged with espionage, Gonen Segev is the highest-ranking — and the only one who allegedly worked for Iran
By Raphael Ahren
The logo of the 2018 World Cup is seen in front of the Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, June 10, 2018. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images via JTA)
June 13, 2018, 3:45 pm
Fearing hackers, US tells World Cup tourists to leave phones at home
Laptops also at risk, warns the FBI: ‘If you can do without the device, don’t take it’
By TOI staff
Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi addresses his supporters during a campaign rally at Imam Khomeini Mosque in the capital Tehran on May 16, 2017. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
May 17, 2017, 2:04 pm
US extends Iran nuke sanctions relief, adds other sanctions
Ex-Mossad chief says Israel should punish US over intel leak; Putin denies any classified information given, willing to show Congress transcripts of meetings; Chelsea Manning walks free
By Gavin Rabinowitz
President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 5, 2012 (photo credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
July 28, 2012, 11:12 pm
Netanyahu flatly denies AP story on Israelis spying on CIA
‘This is a false report,’ says Prime Minister’s Office, rejecting Associated Press article that claims US national security officials consider Israel to be ‘a genuine counterintelligence threat’
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama in New York, September 21, 2011 (photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)
July 28, 2012, 7:33 pm
Is Israel the CIA’s top counterintelligence threat in the Near East?
Signs of sophisticated surveillance prompt US intelligence officials to speak out on ‘complicated relationship’ with Mideast ally; Prime Minister’s Office: It’s a false report
By ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZO
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