NewsSeptember 8, 2004
Sharon denies Israel is spying in United States
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is denying allegations that a Pentagon worker stole secrets for Israel, according to a newspaper interview carrying his first public comments on the dispute. "Israel does not spy in the United States. I say this in the most emphatic way possible," Sharon was quoted as saying by the Jerusalem Post, which released excerpts of the interview early today. The full interview is to be published Friday...
The Associated Press
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is denying allegations that a Pentagon worker stole secrets for Israel, according to a newspaper interview carrying his first public comments on the dispute.
"Israel does not spy in the United States. I say this in the most emphatic way possible," Sharon was quoted as saying by the Jerusalem Post, which released excerpts of the interview early today. The full interview is to be published Friday.
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On Aug. 28, news reports from Washington said that a Pentagon official funneled classified information about Iran to Israel through AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby. Israel and AIPAC denied the allegations.
The interview is one of a series Sharon is giving to local news media before the Jewish New Year in mid-September.
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