The New York Times separately reported that recent US intelligence assessments raised concerns that Israeli agencies may have intensified efforts to monitor senior American officials involved in negotiations with Iran.
Why spying allegations matter
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The Pollard precedent
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1985: Jonathan Pollard, a US Navy intelligence analyst, is arrested for spying for Israel.
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He passes thousands of classified US documents to Israeli handlers.
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Pollard pleads guilty and serves 30 years in prison.
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The case becomes the biggest espionage scandal ever to hit US-Israel relations.
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Israel later acknowledges Pollard worked for it and grants him citizenship.
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Today, the case remains a sensitive reference point whenever allegations of Israeli spying surface.
Aggressive Israeli intelligence collection
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