An overwhelming majority of Israelis believe the US spies on Israelis, according to the Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University's monthly Peace Index poll, released Monday.
When asked if the US listens to Israeli leaders' and citizens' conversations, 90 percent of Jewish respondents and 62% of Arabs said yes.
At the same time, 65% of Jewish Israelis and 22% of Arab Israelis support spying on friendly countries, while 73% of Israeli Jews believe Israel already does so.
Of course, one might ask what constitutes "friendly" if you're Israel?
The poll results come after The New York Times reported Sunday that classified files made public by fugitive former US National Security Agency agent Edward Snowden showed that the NSA tracked Israeli military targets and shared material with the IDF Military Intelligence's Unit 8200. |