JINSA in the Baltimore Jewish Times

Did They or Didn’t They
By Dmitriy Shapiro

Did They or Didn’t They
By Dmitriy Shapiro

Experts on intelligence matters in the United States are brushing off last week’s allegations from anonymous Obama administration sources alleging Israeli espionage concerning the multilateral nuclear negotiations. Scholars such as Michael Makovsky at the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) dismissed the allegations, first published in The Wall Street Journal, and accusations that Israel was feeding illicitly obtained information to lawmakers on Capitol Hill as nothing more than normal behavior hyped by the White House to besmirch the Jewish state.

“It seems part of the administration’s campaign to attack Israel,” said Makovsky. “That has maybe subsided in recent days after some pushback by Democrats.”

The revelations came in the final days leading up to the negotiations’ self-imposed March 31 deadline, as Secretary of State John Kerry and representatives from five other nations attempted to finalize a deal preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapons program.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the administration provided high-level briefings on the talks to Israeli government officials but abruptly canceled them over frustration with Israeli espionage activities.

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