{"id":166426,"date":"2023-05-06T14:12:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T18:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=166426"},"modified":"2023-05-06T14:14:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T18:14:37","slug":"netanyahus-cyber-the-domain-of-power-makes-israel-a-hostile-foreign-power-to-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=166426","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Netanyahu&#8217;s &#8220;Cyber: the domain of power!&#8221; &#8212; &#8216;makes Israel a hostile foreign power to the United States&#8217;<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Policy Brief: Israel on the New Silk Road and its Implications for U.S. Critical Infrastructure<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!--more-->written by INTEL-DROP<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-166430\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ScreenHunter-23039.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ScreenHunter-23039.webp 788w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ScreenHunter-23039-300x201.webp 300w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ScreenHunter-23039-768x515.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-entry blockquote-style-2\">\n<div id=\"penci-post-entry-inner\" class=\"inner-post-entry entry-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Israel is a \u2018backdoor conduit\u2019 for Russian and Chinese access to US critical infrastructure. MEGA link at bottom to send policy brief to your local and state representatives.<\/h3>\n<p>Current federal and state laws restrict Chinese and Russian cybersecurity companies from government contracts that secures America\u2019s critical infrastructure, but they completely overlook the Israeli government\u2019s close connections to both Russia and China. Local and state officials need must independent investigations into each state\u2019s critical infrastructure contractors and employees\u2019 ties to foreign military intelligence.<strong>Subscribe<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" data-placeholder_class_index=\"1\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-video cmplz-processed cmplz-activated\" title=\"Grid Down Power Up Trailer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8JExHPzh_VE?feature=oembed\" name=\"fitvid0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/www.theinteldrop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtube8JExHPzh_VE-maxresdefault.jpg\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8JExHPzh_VE?feature=oembed\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8JExHPzh_VE?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\">https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8JExHPzh_VE?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Messages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The US-Israel Energy Cooperation Act demands US technology is handed to Israel as a matter of law.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talpiot_program#:~:text=Talpiot%20program%28Hebrew%3A%20%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA%20%D7%AA%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA%29%20is%20an%20elite%20Israeli,academic%20ability%20in%20the%20sciences%20and%20leadership%20potential.\">Talpiot Program<\/a>, an elite Israeli Defense Forces training program, uses their expertise to further IDF technological research and trained under Israeli military intelligence for at least 7-10 years.<\/li>\n<li>Israel has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/new-nsa-document-highlights-israeli-espionage-in-us\/\">long history of espionage<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/defensetech\/2013\/12\/24\/report-israel-passes-u-s-military-technology-to-china\">stealing U.S. high technology<\/a>, then on-selling it to China and Russia.<\/li>\n<li>Israel\u2019s Talpiot graduates and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unit_8200\">Unit 8200<\/a>\u00a0veterans populate cybersecurity companies contracting with the U.S. government to secure state\u2019s critical infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li>The Israeli State is the PRIMARY hub for core coding of ALL Microsoft Products \u2013 Windows, Office, Azure Cloud \u2013 and core research and development of Intel Corporation CPU design and fabrication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe97f9c8a-15e2-4617-85a0-be1e24ebac61_474x217.jpeg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe97f9c8a-15e2-4617-85a0-be1e24ebac61_474x217.jpeg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Introduction\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Many have heard of the Chinese and Russian role in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belt_and_Road_Initiative\">Belt and Road Initiative<\/a>\u00a0(BRI), but few know of Israel\u2019s central role in the new \u2018Multipolar World\u2019 nor understand the ramifications to the United States.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.timesofisrael.com\/buntings-map-and-israel-on-chinas-new-silk-road\/\">The goal for Israel as the technological hub<\/a>\u00a0for the BRI providing vital data from fiber optic cables that will intersect Africa, Asia, and Europe.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93923906-fdf8-432c-86ae-0e9ae6ad3810_1024x640.jpeg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93923906-fdf8-432c-86ae-0e9ae6ad3810_1024x640.jpeg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"517\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>During a Beijing summit in 2017, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yangong and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to improved bilateral relations by an \u201cinnovative comprehensive partnership\u201d and \u201cbring the ties and the cooperation between the two countries to new heights.\u201d Netanyahu stated,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/in-beijing-netanyahu-looks-to-marry-israels-technology-with-chinas-capacity\/\">\u201cWe want to marry our technology with China\u2019s capacity\u201d<\/a>. The United States is wary of China and Russia but willfully ignore their long history of close economic and military ties to Israel for political gain.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"penci-custom-html-inside-content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" data-placeholder_class_index=\"2\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-video cmplz-processed cmplz-activated\" title=\"How the Russian Elite is Shaping Israel | God's Business | ENDEVR Documentary\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aq7qMQQ9enM?feature=oembed\" name=\"fitvid1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/www.theinteldrop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtubeAq7qMQQ9enM-maxresdefault.jpg\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aq7qMQQ9enM?feature=oembed\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Aq7qMQQ9enM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\">https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Aq7qMQQ9enM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Background\u00a0<\/strong>Israeli and Jewish American journalists have written on the effects of mass immigration of Soviet \u201cAliyah\u201d with loose immigration requirements for decades. According to Israel\u2019s Central Bureau of Statistics,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2011\/aug\/17\/israel-soviet-immigrants-transform-country\">\u201caround 30% of immigrants from the former Soviet Union in the 1990s were not Jews or not considered Jewish under Orthodox law. In 2005, that figure leapt to 59%. Only around 5% of the non-Jews have converted.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/the-other-tribe-israels-russian-speaking-community-and-how-it-is-changing-the-country\/\">Lilly Galili<\/a>, an opinion piece writer for The Guardian, noted the high technology industry in Israel is dominated by Russian and Ukrainian computer scientists, missile technicians, aeronautical engineers, and materials scientists. \u201cIt was a very different type of immigration,\u201d said Ms. Galili,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2011\/aug\/17\/israel-soviet-immigrants-transform-country\">\u201cThey didn\u2019t want to integrate. They wanted to lead. They changed the nature of the country.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0She pointed to \u201csome sense of alienation between Russian immigrants and native-born Israelis. There is not much social interaction. There are still places for \u2018Russians\u2019 that \u2018Israelis\u2019 don\u2019t go and aren\u2019t wanted \u2013 and vice versa.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" data-placeholder_class_index=\"3\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-video cmplz-processed cmplz-activated\" title=\"87. KGB Penetration of Israel &amp; The United States - Its Bad\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/52cWAPQU2JU?feature=oembed\" name=\"fitvid2\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/www.theinteldrop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtube52cWAPQU2JU-maxresdefault.jpg\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/52cWAPQU2JU?feature=oembed\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/52cWAPQU2JU?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\">https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/52cWAPQU2JU?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Israeli-Russian Immigrant Antagonism\u00a0<\/strong>The conflict between Russian immigrants and Israelis is exemplified by the Soviet-born Israeli politician\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/2010-11-29\/ty-article\/wikileaks-cable-russian-leadership-viewed-lieberman-as-one-of-its-own\/0000017f-dbc1-d3a5-af7f-fbef3ca50000\">Avigdor Lieberman<\/a>. He is the founder of the secular Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel is Our Home) party, whose base is overwhelmingly Russian-speaking immigrants, and he is regarded as a \u201ckingmaker\u201d in Israel\u2019s coalition government.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/news\/298419\">Liberman\u2019s disdain for religious Jews<\/a>\u00a0was apparent when he stated, \u201cI will send the haredim,\u00a0together with Netanyahu, in one wheelbarrow to a garbage dump.\u201d In a 2009 visit to Moscow, Lieberman \u201cbehaved like an old friend\u201d Israeli delegate Yuval Fuchs said and noted that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/International\/Wikileaks-Russia-sees-Lieberman-as-one-of-their-own\">Russians \u201cacted as if they already knew him,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0according to a Wikileaks document.\u00a0His close ties with the Kremlin concerned many in Israel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" data-placeholder_class_index=\"4\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-video cmplz-processed cmplz-activated\" title=\"17. NSO GROUP - ISRAELS SECRET WEAPON, THE TALPIOT PROGRAM - &quot;HOW ISRAEL RULES&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HNy74XRkIgM?feature=oembed\" name=\"fitvid3\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/www.theinteldrop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtubeHNy74XRkIgM-maxresdefault.jpg\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HNy74XRkIgM?feature=oembed\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HNy74XRkIgM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\">https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HNy74XRkIgM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"penci-custom-html-inside-content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The \u2018Backdoor Conduit\u2019 to Russia<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Soviet immigrants are populating Israel\u2019s Talpiot Program and Unit 8200 (NSA equivalent) that produce high technology CEO\u2019s placing them all over the world, including the United States. The Talpiot Program is an elite Israeli Defense Forces training program using their expertise to further IDF technological research and trained under Israeli military intelligence for at least 7-10 years. It is surprising government officials have failed to grasp and address the Israeli state as a \u201cbackdoor conduit\u201d for American high technology illegal transfers to Russia with security concerns over Russian election interference and technology acquisitions. This is an open-door for Russian GRU (Military Intelligence) and SVU (KGB) to infiltrate the American high technology sector and critical infrastructure via easy Israeli visas and citizenship. Elements inside of Israeli intelligence have warned\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/2016-10-26\/ty-article\/files-expose-kgb-spies-in-israels-top-political-and-military-echelon\/0000017f-e152-df7c-a5ff-e37a51020000\">Israel is heavily penetrated by Russian GRU and SVU assets<\/a>. Thus, Russian penetration of American critical infrastructure has come through Israel\u2019s Talpiot Program and Unit 8200 military intelligence units.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eugene_Kaspersky\">Eugene Kaspersky<\/a>, head of the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, is partnering with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/from-jerusalem-shall-come-forth-cyber-security-says-cyber-guru\/\">\u201cJerusalem municipality and others in Israel\u201d<\/a>\u00a0as a center of cyber-security technology. Kaspersky has\u00a0alleged\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spisok-putina.org\/en\/personas\/kaspersky\/\">ties to Russian intelligence<\/a>\u00a0due to his education at a KGB-sponsored technical college, direct work for the Russian military, and in 2017 the Trump administration banned Kaspersky software from government computers. The day after Russia invaded Ukraine, The U.S. government privately warned a few American companies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/exclusive-us-warned-firms-about-russias-kaspersky-software-day-after-invasion-2022-03-31\/\">\u201cMoscow could manipulate software designed by Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky to cause harm,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0according to senior U.S. official.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" data-placeholder_class_index=\"5\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-video cmplz-processed cmplz-activated\" title=\"Talking to a Former Member of Israel's Cyber Spy Agency: CYBERWAR (Clip)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gfKkLPF-Woo?feature=oembed\" name=\"fitvid4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/www.theinteldrop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtubegfKkLPF-Woo-maxresdefault.jpg\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gfKkLPF-Woo?feature=oembed\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gfKkLPF-Woo?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\">https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gfKkLPF-Woo?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Russian-Israeli Espionage<\/strong>\u00a0Israel has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/israel-flagged-top-spy-threat-us-new-snowdennsa-document-262991\">long history of espionage against the United States<\/a>. In 2007, according to the U.S. National Security Agency, it was flagged as a top spy threat. Israeli stealing of U.S. high technology (including nuclear weapons) and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/defensetech\/2013\/12\/24\/report-israel-passes-u-s-military-technology-to-china\">\u00a0on-selling it to our enemies<\/a>\u00a0in China and Russia is well documented. Cyber espionage firms such as NSO Group, Candiru, Black Cube and others are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mintpressnews.com\/revealed-former-israeli-spies-working-top-jobs-google-facebook-amazon\/282413\/\">heavily recruited from Unit 8200<\/a>\u00a0to develop powerful cyber weapons. This is predominately an unregulated market and will take more than blacklisting to rein in these companies when Israel\u2019s private sector and military intelligence are intimately intertwined with one another. The military and private sector in Israel allowed dangerous cyber weapons like NSO\u2019s Pegasus spyware, to flourish worldwide. Pegasus spyware unequivocally led to journalist Jamal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/nsos-pegasus-used-to-target-khashoggis-wife-before-his-murder-washington-post\/\">Khashoggi\u2019s death and even targeted U.S. officials<\/a>. Unit 8200 whistleblowers are coming forward to expose Israel\u2019s unethical behavior, not only towards the Palestinians, but also against American citizens.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.972mag.com\/nso-surveillance-companies-israel-army\/\">\u00a0\u201cWe spent our time essentially carrying out surveillance of a civilian population who had no access to legal counsel and were denied civil rights,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0G [anonymous Unit 8200 veteran] said of his experience in Israeli army intelligence.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.972mag.com\/nso-surveillance-companies-israel-army\/\">\u201cWe were trained to violate people\u2019s privacy for a living, and then were offered even more money to do it abroad.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" data-placeholder_class_index=\"6\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-video cmplz-processed cmplz-activated\" title=\"Pegasus: the spyware technology that threatens democracy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G7H9uo3j5FQ?feature=oembed\" name=\"fitvid5\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/www.theinteldrop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtubeG7H9uo3j5FQ-maxresdefault.jpg\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G7H9uo3j5FQ?feature=oembed\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/G7H9uo3j5FQ?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\">https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/G7H9uo3j5FQ?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"penci-custom-html-inside-content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" data-placeholder_class_index=\"7\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-video cmplz-processed cmplz-activated\" title=\"Mexico Used Private Israeli Spyware Pegasus to Surveil President\u2019s Family &amp; a Murdered Journalist\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GU03mfy3isM?feature=oembed\" name=\"fitvid6\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/www.theinteldrop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtubeGU03mfy3isM-maxresdefault.jpg\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GU03mfy3isM?feature=oembed\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dividedconquered.substack.com\/p\/policy-brief-israel-on-the-new-silk?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/GU03mfy3isM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\">https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/GU03mfy3isM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context of the Issue<\/strong>\u00a0With all the inherent risks of doing business with companies and employees tied to Israeli military intelligence, the U.S. government, and many states are increasing their cooperation with these cybertechnology firms. Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, and Arizona are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.israel21c.org\/why-are-4-us-states-building-bridges-to-israeli-tech\/\">increasing their cybersecurity contracts with Israel<\/a>\u00a0to secure their state\u2019s critical infrastructure. Most of the federal and state legislation to protect American critical infrastructure focus on the countries that partner with Israel on the BRI but does not tackle the threat of Israel itself. What is most concerning, Congress is enacting legislation mandating the United States partners with Israel on cybersecurity and technology. This is a threat to national security.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/1193\">S.1193 \u2013 United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2021<\/a>\u00a0117th Congress (2021-2022)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u201cThis bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish a grant program that contributes to the homeland security capabilities of both the United States and Israel by supporting cybersecurity research and development as well as the demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BIRD, Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation.<\/li>\n<li>BARD, Binational Agricultural Research and Development Foundation.<\/li>\n<li>BSF, The Binational Science Foundation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The BSF was first implemented by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Kissinger\">Heinz Kissinger<\/a>\u00a0in 1973. This is the same time as Communist China was first engaged. This has led to Israel being used as an ongoing technology conduit to Communist China \u2013 and now we face off with them in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"penci-custom-html-inside-content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-15\/subtitle-A\/part-7\">15 CFR Part 7 \u201cSecuring the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain\u201d The Secretary of Commerce<\/a>\u00a0(effective March 22, 2021)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In accordance with Executive Order 13873, prohibits information and communication technology and services transactions with Chinese, Russian, North Korean, Iranian, and Venezuelan companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerson owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary means any person, wherever located, who acts as an agent, representative, or employee, or any person who acts in any other capacity at the order, request, or under the direction or control, of a foreign adversary or of a person whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in majority part by a foreign adversary; any person, wherever located, who is a citizen or resident of a nation-state controlled by a foreign adversary; any corporation, partnership, association, or other organization organized under the laws of a nation-state controlled by a foreign adversary; and any corporation, partnership, association, or other organization, wherever organized or doing business, that is owned or controlled by a foreign adversary.\u201d<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capitol.texas.gov\/tlodocs\/87R\/billtext\/html\/SB02116F.htm\">TX SB 2116 \u201cThe Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>87<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Legislature (2021-2022)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The act prohibits Texas businesses and governments from contracting with entities owned or controlled by individuals from China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, if the contract relates to \u201ccritical infrastructure\u201d and provides the foreign country remote access or control of critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scope of the Problem<\/strong>\u00a0An emerging industry narrative, contained in online journals and news articles speak boldly of Israel\u2019s cyber technology defense \u2013 hardware and software. The general mainstream discourse rarely touches on the security implications of this move. Few in the intelligence and IT industries know core technology components of the emerging 5G, IoT artificial intelligence world, Microsoft Windows security center, and other core components are key coded in Israel. Here are just a few of the U.S. critical infrastructure contracts with Israeli companies that has ties to the Talpiot Program and\/or Unit 8200:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.israel21c.org\/zohar-zisapel-the-rad-dad-of-the-worlds-telecom-industry\/\">RAD Group:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 founded by Talpiot Program graduate and Unit 8200 veteran, Zohar Zisapel. Provider for more than 100 telecom operators worldwide and critical infrastructure in the banking, commerce, education, finance, government, military, transportation, and utility sectors.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/texas-courthouse-rules-that-radwin-5000-ptmp-is-the-right-choice-522942121.html\">Radwin:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 subsidiary of RAD Group, global provider of sub-6 GHz broadband wireless solutions, currently in use at\u00a0La Salle County, TX courthouse.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/magazine\/two-american-billionaires-and-their-shady-deals-with-israeli-intelligence-28819\">Carbyne 911:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 a next generation 911 program that was reversed engineered by Human Rights Watch that determined the application is very similar to China\u2019s \u201cintegrated Joint Operations Platform\u201d that\u2019s used for mass surveillance of the Uyghurs. Currently in use at the Rio Grande Valley, TX.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20210505-australia-military-to-stop-using-israel-defence-system\/\">Elbit Systems:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 a high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security and commercial programs. It was cancelled by the Australian Army over alleged concerns of backdoors and later by the Australian Future Fund over the allegation of Israel giving Russian forces cluster munitions used during the invasion of Ukraine (Middle East Monitor<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" data-placeholder_class_index=\"8\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-video cmplz-processed cmplz-activated\" title=\"74. AUSTRALIAN ARMY SAYS NO TO ISRAEL &amp; SOFTWARE BACK-DOORS - LOS ANGELES CORRUPT COURTS\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q1Sh7bCDLr0?feature=oembed\" name=\"fitvid7\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/www.theinteldrop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtubeQ1Sh7bCDLr0-hqdefault.jpg\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q1Sh7bCDLr0?feature=oembed\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<ol>\n<li>2021).https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Q1Sh7bCDLr0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilsphereproject.org\/blog\/2019\/4\/11\/mobile-insecurity-series-application-moovit-leaks-your-location-on-both-android-and-ios#:~:text=The%20username%20and%20email%20address%20of%20the%20user,is%20only%20in%20the%20iOS%20version%20of%20Moovit.\">Moovit:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0a transport application designed to provide users with information on travel routes and has confirmed backdoors that leaks your location, username, and email address.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/bill-gates-israeli-tech-changing-the-world\/\">Microsoft:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 routinely used by the corporate sector, governments, educational institutions, and high security military industrial contractors. Core coding is handled in Microsoft Israel, not Seattle, WA. Former head of Microsoft Israel \u2013 Assaf Rappaport \u2013 was Israeli military intelligence trained under their elite Unit 8200 and Talpiot Program.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mintpressnews.com\/microsoft-electionguard-a-trojan-horse-for-a-military-industrial-takeover-of-us-elections\/258732\/\">Microsoft ElectionGuard:<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>a new election software that can be used with existing voting machine that was used in the 2020 and 2022 election cycle. ElectionGuard is a product of the military-industrial complex with DARPA\u2019s $10 million indirect investment and Microsoft is a military contractor. It was used in Texas\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/microsoft-will-give-away-software-guard-u-s-voting-machines-n1030956\">Hart InterCivic voting machines<\/a>\u00a0that\u2019s headquartered in Austin, TX.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/tech\/intel-patching-its-zombieload-cpu-security-flaw-for-the-third-time-2476791.html\">Intel CPU:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 The design and fabrication facility is in Israel. The ongoing security flaw issues with Intel CPU\u2019s can be tied to Israeli CPU design technicians. The current Intel 10nm \u201cdisaster,\u201d is speculated to involve \u201cdesign flaws\u201d that cannot be micro coded around in the short term \u2013 rendering Intel\u2019s flagship CPU essentially worthless (News18 2020).https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HNwWQ9zGT-8?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" data-placeholder_class_index=\"9\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-video cmplz-processed cmplz-activated\" title=\"Spyware at The Hardware Level - Intel ME &amp; AMD PSP\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HNwWQ9zGT-8?feature=oembed\" name=\"fitvid8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/www.theinteldrop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtubeHNwWQ9zGT-8-maxresdefault.jpg\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HNwWQ9zGT-8?feature=oembed\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In 2018, cyber security researcher, Christopher Domas, spoke at a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_eSAF_qT_FY\">Black Hat USA<\/a>\u00a0conference. He elaborated on his research into the DEC \u2013 Deeply Embedded Core \u2013 present in Intel processors that allowed total access to a target system. The DEC can be activated via multiple machine code instruction sets and bypasses all hardware and software security. There\u2019s intense speculation this hardware backdoor was conceived and implemented in Israel.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"penci-custom-html-inside-content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Recommendations\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>In order to secure states\u2019 critical infrastructure from Chinese and Russian attacks, government officials must address Israel\u2019s special treatment by politicians funded and influenced by foreign political lobbies. In the interest of national security, ALL countries who are partnering with enemies of the United States should never be allowed government security contracts.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open independent investigations of critical infrastructure contractors and ties to ANY foreign military or intelligence services.<\/li>\n<li>Add Israel and other BRI partners to the list of banned countries to provide security for critical infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conclusion\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Large sections of the Israeli State, and Jews in general, are not knowingly involved in such deep and very public deceit. The United States must recognize the state of Israel as a worldwide cyber technology juggernaut and now a regional power. The Talpiot Program and Unit 8200 veterans subverted the United States\u2019 high technology industry, military industrial complex, and critical infrastructure. Its Russian and Chinese accomplices on the BRI are banned from providing cybersecurity to the United States, but Israel gets a free pass. The largest of the U.S high technology companies are moving their sensitive R&amp;D centers to Israel. This transfer of technology from \u2018Silicon Valley\u2019 and \u2018Silicon Hills\u2019 to Israel will have a devastating effect on the California and Texas economies. The Russian penetration of Israel and their theft of American technology and on-selling it to China also makes Israel a hostile foreign power to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>-D.C.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinteldrop.org\/2023\/05\/05\/policy-brief-israel-on-the-new-silk-road-and-its-implications-for-u-s-critical-infrastructure\/\">https:\/\/www.theinteldrop.org\/2023\/05\/05\/policy-brief-israel-on-the-new-silk-road-and-its-implications-for-u-s-critical-infrastructure\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Policy Brief: Israel on the New Silk Road and its Implications for U.S. Critical Infrastructure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=166426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166426\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=166426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=166426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=166426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}