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U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to his resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in December.
| Tierney L. Cross / The New York Times
WASHINGTON - Recent U.S. intelligence reports have raised concerns about Israeli spy agencies eavesdropping on U.S. negotiators working on a peace deal with Iran, amid rising concern over a more general counterintelligence threat by Israel. Israel and the United States have long known, and tolerated, that each was spying on the other. But an intensified Israeli effort to learn about U.S. positions in talks with Iran has crossed a line, according to some U.S. officials. The reports include concerns that Israel has stepped up its efforts to eavesdrop on senior U.S. officials, including Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's top negotiator; Elbridge A. Colby, the Pentagon's top policy official; and one of his main deputies, Michael P. DiMino IV. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, SUBSCRIBE NOW
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