Current sectionU.S. NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeU.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on the day of Trump's address last October. Credit: Evelyn Hockstein/ReutersThe allegations of eavesdropping on U.S. officials come as Congress weighs legislation that could reshape U.S.–Israel defense ties. Ongoing Iran talks and growing scrutiny of the relationship have only fueled sensitivityBen SamuelsWashington09:58 PM • June 07 2026 IDTWASHINGTON – Reports over the past 48 hours concerning Israel's alleged increased espionage efforts against the U.S. have brought about renewed scrutiny of one of Washington's closest intelligence alliances, entangled in the already hot debate over U.S. ties to Israel.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel - U.S.Mossad2026 Israel-Iran WarIsrael intelligenceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTerror AttackWest BankGulfLebanonGermany-IsraelRachel Goldberg-PolinHaQuizHaaretz Podcast'While Soldiers Detained Us, Settlers Stole Our Sheep'What's the Difference Between Jewish and Palestinian Terror?An Oct. 7 Hero Made LGBTQ Couples Equal in Death. They Must Be Equal in Life TooTribeca Condemns Palestinian 'Dog Rape' Joke by Israeli Film's ProducerIsraeli Singer Yishai Levi, Prominent Mizrahi Music Star, Dies at 63Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New York'Israel Is Unstoppable, We Need Other Countries to Get Us Out of This''Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report SaysThe Paradigm That Led to Oct. 7 Didn't Collapse, It Was Fiction From the StartHow the U.S. Air Force Is Turning Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport Into Its Own BaseManufactured Nostalgia for Lebanon's Beaufort Masks a Strategic Failure