The NYT's lead story recently featured a chilling story of the infamous Israeli cyber-security firm, NSO Group, whose Pegasus malware has been illegally utilized by Mexican intelligence agencies to spy on legitimate human rights and anti-corruption activists. NSO negotiates lucrative contracts with foreign governments, which purportedly use the malware to … [Read more...]
Shin Bet Officials Stole Millions of Shekels
גורם ביטחוני: שני אנשי השב"כ הנאשמים במעילה בכספי האירגון גנבו כשני מיליון ש"ח For the past few weeks, I reported about a major scandal in the Shin Bet. Thanks to the opacity of the national security state (i.e. a gag order) we only knew this was likely a case of corruption of the sort I reported here involving the Mossad. A former Shabak agent told me he … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Corruption in Shin Bet, Agent Embezzles Funds Meant for Palestinian Informant
חשיפה: פרשת מעילה בשב"כ; נחקר חשד כי לפחות רכז אחד גנב כספים שנועדו לתשלום למשת"פים פלסטינים Israel has been abuzz for the past two weeks with news of a major intelligence scandal portrayed by the media as a severe breach of national security. Though a judicial gag order prohibited reporting even the name of the agency, with the help of Israelis … [Read more...]
Netanyahu Plans New Elections to Circumvent Corruption Indictment
דברים שאמרתי טרם המראתי לביקור המדיני בסין >> pic.twitter.com/XnCpgGpFYN — Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) March 19, 2017 Israel is aswirl with rumors that Bibi Netanyahu is preparing to call new national elections. There is a superficial cause and there is a hidden subtext behind his strategy. The fake reason Bibi tells Israel is that he's … [Read more...]