Israeli Lawmaker: Iran’s Fingerprints Are Everywhere

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July 2nd, 2017 by Anat Berko

Israel faces a vast array of terrorist threats from groups such as Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and ISIS in Syria and the Sinai, as well as from lone-wolf attackers. The Cipher Brief’s Bennett Seftel sat down with Dr. Anat Berko, counterterrorism expert and current member of the Israeli Knesset representing the Likud party, to discuss how Israel combats these threats as well as what lessons the international community can learn from Israel’s counterterrorism approach.

The Cipher Brief: What is the current level of intelligence cooperation between Israel and the U.S.? Has anything changed since U.S. President Donald Trump purportedly shared Israeli intelligence with the Russians?

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