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In reply to the discussion: Here Comes the Sun [View all]Saoirse9
(3,684 posts)I remember that SOW met with Lavrov and publicly mentioned classified information. I didn't see this particular article back in 2017, someone just posted on Twitter and it reminded me that THIS HAPPENED:
Israel Defense Chief Appears to Confirm Trump Leaked Intel
https://apnews.com/general-news-4f410d7dd36d410d8fd55dcdb9fb0470
It was the first comment by a senior Israeli official on the matter. U.S. officials have said Trump shared Israeli intelligence in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Everything we needed to clarify with our friends in the United States was done, Lieberman said in an Army Radio interview. We made clarifications. He provided no further details, but touted unprecedented intelligence cooperation with Washington.
The scandal, which broke a week before Trump traveled to Israel as part of his first trip overseas in office, threatened to derail the visit. Trump said while visiting Israel this week that he didnt mention Israel by name in the meeting.
I never mentioned the word or the name Israel, Trump told reporters in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in Jerusalem. He appeared to inadvertently confirm that he shared classified Israeli intelligence with Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak on May 10.
Last week, Israeli officials downplayed the damage caused by the presidents disclosure of classified intelligence with senior Russian officials. Lieberman tweeted at the time that intelligence sharing with the U.S. remained strong.
Some former Israeli officials, however, expressed concern that the incident might cause a loss of faith between the two allies and reluctance by Israel to share information with the new administration.