Political games

Allies spy on allies all the time. Did Israel do something worse?

On some level, the reports that Israel spied on Iran-U.S. nuclear talks don't come as a shock. Just last year, German newsmagazine Der Spiegel reported that Israel had eavesdropped on Secretary of State John Kerry during Middle East peace talks. Jonathan Pollard, who was arrested in November 1985 after passing secret documents to Israel while working as a civilian analyst for the U.S. Navy, has become a cause celebre among some Israelis.