Category Archives: Israel

How Is Israel So Good At Eavesdropping?

Comments: * BBC is reporting that an Israeli firm was the key player in the unlocking. * Anybody ever notice that Israel’s economy seems to have a comparative advantage at snooping on other country’s phone calls? * The fact that … Continue reading

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The Strange Case of a Nazi Who Became an Israeli Hitman

Only a naive person could think this story strange. There are no permanent allies, there are only shifting alliances. Report: “Otto Skorzeny, one of the Mossad’s most valuable assets, was a former lieutenant colonel in Nazi Germany’s Waffen-SS and one … Continue reading

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JTA: Five Shocking Quotes From Israel’s Chief Rabbis

I don’t find these quotes shocking. They are basic Torah or a basic function of social identity (the more strongly you identify with your group, the more likely you are to have negative views of outsiders). (JTA) — Israel’s Sephardic … Continue reading

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BBC: Israel’s Cellebrite linked to FBI’s iPhone hack attempt

Steve Sailer: Anybody ever notice that Israel’s economy seems to have a comparative advantage at snooping on other country’s phone calls? * Decrypting data stored locally on a telephone flash memory drive and intercepting phone calls are different technologies without … Continue reading

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Chief Sephardi Rabbi Says non-Jews Forbidden From Living in the Land of Israel

This is basic Torah. You might argue the Torah is wrong, but what this rabbi is saying has been the Jewish position for millennia. Every group views itself as the center of the world. Haaretz: Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef argues that … Continue reading

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