NOTE: If you have added details about this story please be in touch. Israel's arms trade is well-known for flagrant corruption. The deals and bribes happen both on the receiving end (client and related brokers) and on the Israeli end. The most egregious example of this is the German submarine scandal, in which an Israeli arms dealer and his lawyer … [Read more...]
IDF Reveals (Partially) Existence of Secret Nuclear Base Exposed Here Six Years Ago
צה"ל חשף (בטעות?) את שדות האלה - בסיס הטילים הגרעיניים הסודי בחיל האוויר Many (though not all) of Israel's security secrets are of the worst-kept variety. An example, is the Israeli Air Force nuclear weapons base known variously as Sdot Ha'Elah or Sdot Micha. Readers of this blog would've read of the name and purpose of this base back in 2010 based on my … [Read more...]
Israeli Supreme Court Sides with Security Apparatus, Corporate Elite–Shields Former Soviet Spy
פרשת בוריס קרסני הלוביסט והסוכן הכפול: בג"ץ (שוב) שימש חותמת גומי של השב"כ Last year, the Israeli business publication, Globes, published a story based on my reporting the not-so-secret identity of former Soviet agent-turned Shabak spy, Boris Krasny. Since Krasny was instrumental in exposing one of the Soviet's most valuable Israeli spies, Marcus … [Read more...]
Israel Censors Story on 2011 Sinai Attack on Israeli Territory
חשיפה: חמושים מסיני פרצו לאחרונה לשטח ישראל, וירו על מסוק חיל האוויר حصري: مسلحون من سيناء اقتحموا مؤخرا الحدود الاسرائيلية وأطلقوا النار على مروحية حربية Yesterday, Israel's military censor, Brig. Gen. Ariella Ben Avraham, prohibited Yediot Achronot from reporting about a newsworthy portion of a speech PM Netanyahu delivered to Likud Party faithful in … [Read more...]
