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1 Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 12/18 Aktuelles Aus Israelischen Tageszeitungen Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 12/18 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen 16.-30. Juni Die Themen dieser Ausgabe 1. Verdacht der Spionage gegen Ex-Minister ................................................................................................... 1 2. Krieg im Gazastreifen wieder wahrscheinlicher .......................................................................................... 2 3. Anklage gegen Sara Netanyahu erhoben ..................................................................................................... 4 4. Medienquerschnitt .......................................................................................................................................... 5 1. Verdacht der Spionage gegen Ex-Minister extorted. He chose, with eyes wide open, to help Der frühere Minister für Energie und Infrastruktur Israel's archenemy gather intelligence. Segev was Gonen Segev soll geheime Informationen über methodical and shrewd; he took measures to cover Israels Energiesektor und Verteidigungseinrichtun- his tracks and tried recruiting others. (…) The case gen an die iranische Regierung geleitet haben. Der against him is strong, the evidence is abundant and 62jährige ist offenbar schon Mitte Mai in Äquatorial- it is corroborated by Segev's own testimony – which guinea festgenommen und nach Israel ausgeliefert it is safe to assume was extracted over the nine worden. Segev galt in den frühen 90er Jahren als days he was held in special custody without access Vertrauter des damaligen Regierungschefs Yizhak to a lawyer. (…) he did not have "gold" to benefit the Rabin. Nach dem Mordanschlag auf Rabin und der Iranians in any significant way. He served in the Wahlniederlage der Arbeitspartei verlor Segev sei- government over two decades ago, and it is safe to nen Sitz in der Knesset. Der gelernte Kinderarzt assume the classified information he had was not machte Anfang der 2000er Jahre schon einmal particularly relevant. The advantages to recruiting Negativschlagzeilen. 2004 verurteilte ihn ein Gericht him stem from a different goal: Intelligence agencies zu fünf Jahren Haft, nachdem er versucht hatte, seek to establish networks, to learn processes, to 30.000 Ecstasy-Pillen aus Holland nach Israel zu understand how decisions are made, to identify schmuggeln. Er selbst behauptete stets, von den power centers and vulnerabilities. Segev could have Drogen nichts gewusst zu haben. Auch in der Spio- helped the Iranians in all these areas. (…) What nageaffäre beteuerte Segev der Polizei gegenüber, prompted him to do this? It is safe to conclude he keineswegs für den Iran Spionage betrieben zu was motivated mostly by greed, and perhaps by a haben. Vielmehr sei es seine Absicht gewesen, die desire to exact vengeance on his own country, Iraner in die Irre zu führen. Berichten zufolge halten which, in his twisted perception, threw him to the Untersuchungsbeamte die Affäre für eine der dogs. (…) the working assumption needs to be that schwersten Verletzungen der Sicherheit seit Staats- other "Gonen Segevs" are out there. (…) gründung. Yoav Limor, IHY, 19.06.18 The highest-ranking spy in Israel's history Enlisting a former Israeli minister is a victory for (…) former minister Gonen Segev (…) gave Iranian intelligence information to Iran. (…) Segev was not duped or 1 (…) For Iranian intelligence, the recruitment of a former cabinet minister and Knesset member like Gonen Segev as an agent would have been a significant achievement. (…) if the charges against Putting treason into perspective him are true, he could presumably have provided (…) The news that former energy minister Gonen the Iranians with intelligence they couldn’t obtain Segev was arrested and would be facing trial for from the internet. (…) Segev (…) had significant assisting the enemy in a time of war, spying against information about Israel’s energy industry, which is the State of Israel and providing intelligence to the always a target for an enemy. (…) The parts of the enemy, took Israel by storm (…). He was indictment not under a gag order (…) leave more characterized as a serial failure, a greedy questions than answers. (…) Segev’s ties with the opportunist, a small-time macher – and at the same Iranians began in Nigeria in 2012, and over the time, as the Islamic republic’s greatest intelligence years, he held numerous meetings with his asset. The truth probably lies somewhere in operators and even traveled to Iran twice. So how between. (…) While his previous status and access did Segev escape detection for six years, and what could have provided Iran with insights into Israel’s information did he divulge during this time? (…) this operating methods and patterns of behavior, his case shows how focused Iranian intelligence is on familiarity with real-time developments, individual Israel. In addition to gathering military information players and the considerations that go into high- and increased efforts at cyberspying, Iran and level decisions are close to nothing. (…) The former Hezbollah haven’t neglected that traditional source minister has a reputation for being a selfish and of information, human agents. (…) The Shin Bet will greedy person; one for whom personal interest presumably seek to broaden its inquiries to ensure trumped all other considerations. Shocking as the that Iran didn’t recruit other agents who still play or accusations are, it does not require too much mental previously played an active role in events, but effort to connect that sort of character to the crimes without starting a witch hunt. The agency’s of which he is accused. (…) The accusations Segev counterespionage unit has been greatly expanded in has been charged with (…) transcend ideology, and recent years. The Segev case hints that this that’s what is so worrying about this. One can expansion was necessary. disagree about ideology and still agree about the Amos Harel, HAA, 19.06.18 need to maintain security. But when it comes to personal greed, no one is immune – and it is those The target: infrastructure with the loosest convictions who are the most Former minister Gonen Segev's recruitment and susceptible. (…) handling by Iranian intelligence (…) provide a Editorial, JPO, 19.06.18 window into the missions assigned to Iranian intelligence agents and the difficulties they encounter. If they did (…) see Segev as an asset 2. Krieg im Gazastreifen wieder worth cultivating, it raises questions as to the value wahrscheinlicher of the information he supplied and the priority given Israels Luftwaffe reagierte erstmals mit Beschuss to the information Iranian intelligence was tasked auf einen palästinensischen Angriff mit einem with obtaining. (…) beyond what we know about Brandsatz. Dabei wurde ein Fahrzeug beschädigt. other intelligence efforts by Hezbollah and Iran, the Menschen kamen nicht zu Schaden. Trotzdem Iranians – seeking to destroy Israel – are mainly schoss die radikal-islamische Hamas anschließend interested in identifying attack targets, especially Raketen und Mörser als Vergeltung auf Israel ab. major ones. The former energy minister is an asset Militärische Analysten sehen darin eine Verände- who can produce a lot in this area, as someone who rung der bisherigen Strategie im Gazastreifen. An- was responsible for sensitive infrastructure systems. gesichts der fortgesetzten Brandanschläge sei ein (…) even if we are satisfied with what we already erneuter Krieg zwischen Israel und der Hamas wie- know, we can understand plenty about Iran and its der wahrscheinlicher, obschon keine der beiden goals and the limits of the Iranian intelligence Seiten derzeit eine Eskalation zu wollen scheint. Die community's capabilities. If this is the best they Proteste im Grenzgebiet dauern sporadisch an. Bei could do, Israel's proven intelligence superiority is in einer Demonstration mehrerer tausend palästinensi- no danger. scher Frauen kam es erneut zum Einsatz von Trä- Col. (ret.) Dr. Eran Lerman, IHY, 20.06.18 nengas sowie Schusswaffen. Seit Ende März haben 2 israelische Soldaten bei zum Teil gewaltsamen the end of March has not yielded much benefit. (…) Protesten mehr als 130 Menschen getötet. Nach It was the kites, a simpler method, with which Informationen der radikal-islamischen Machthaber in Hamas was able to circumvent the IDF’s blocking Gaza gehörten viele der Toten der Hamas an. Zu- maneuvers along the fence. (…) Hamas believes dem mehren sich – angesichts der großen Brand- that Israel, for its own reasons, is not eager for a schäden, die die palästinensischen Ballons und military confrontation in the Gaza Strip and that the Drachen nun schon seit Wochen auf israelischer continued military friction might spur Israel to help it Seite anrichten – die Forderungen jüdischer Ein- to obtain more money, including from PA Chairman wohner des Grenzgebiets zum Gazastreifen nach Mahmoud Abbas. (…) The pace of violent events in Wiederherstellung der Sicherheit. Gaza (…) may deteriorate into war. (…) Amos Harel, HAA, 21.06.18 The government should take the IDF’s advice on Gaza Next Israel-Hamas clash is imminent (…) an extensive military operation in Gaza is not The rocket salvo fired at the Israeli communities (…) the solution. In the short term it could attain some signaled another step on the way to a confrontation calm, but the price in human lives and destruction in which neither Israel nor Hamas are interested. could be heavy. (…) It seems that the government (…) Hamas is pushing the kite terrorism campaign, should adopt the IDF’s recommendations from the IDF has had to intensify
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