Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level, sources say

What commenters are saying

Commenters debated whether Israeli spying on the Trump administration is surprising given the stakes in Middle East negotiations. One commenter noted the U.S. has historically spied on allies, citing the Australian espionage case. Others pointed to specific disagreements: one user cited reporting on tensions over Israel's Lebanon operations being more aggressive than the Trump administration preferred. A commenter referenced a former CIA officer's explanation that Israel conducted espionage to obtain the remaining 10% of F-35 technology the U.S. withheld. Skeptics questioned whether Trump would tolerate public leaks about confrontations with Netanyahu, given his typical behavior pattern.