Trump won’t leak Israeli intel to Russia, but Mossad might tread lightly
Jerusalem Post
February 6, 2017 21:32
Might Trump leak Israeli and other allied intelligence to Russia in light of his continued unusually pro-Russia attitude?
Days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as president, an Israeli journalist reported that US intelligence officials had issued a warning to their Israeli counterparts: Be wary of sharing intelligence with the incoming administration, for it is unclear what ties the new president may have with the Russian Federation and if that information might even find its way to Iran.
Similar reports came out shortly after about potential problems with England, Australia and other countries sharing intelligence with the US, and their numbers have only increased since Trump’s heated telephone call Thursday with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Might Trump leak Israeli and other allied intelligence to Russia in light of his continued unusually pro-Russia attitude? Might this concern have allies like Israel hold back from sharing intelligence with the US that they would have shared when it was business as usual? The Jerusalem Post surveyed a number of officials on both sides of the Atlantic on the issue .....
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Tr...-Russia-but-Mossad-might-tread-lightly-480763
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As early as February 2017, members of the US intelligence agencies were already warning the Israelis that the Trump Administration was suspect and warmed them about sharing classified material.
England, Australia and other countries were also warned about sharing intelligence with the US.
The source is not one of those "fake news" American sources like the Washington Post and New York Times - but The Jerusalem Post!
While Trump may not have leaked this Israeli classified material to the Russians deliberately, the concerns of US intelligence agencies were well founded.