Spies

Parashat Ki Tavo: The basket of first fruits

The world is so beautiful when we look upon it with a good eye; when we bless its creator and are filled with gratitude.

GRAPES GROW in the Tali Vineyard in Moshav Lachish.
A man crosses the street, past a billboard showing Iranian centrifuges and nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2025.

UK deems Iran ‘core security priority’ as IRGC recruits men for terror activities

 Iranian police seen at the scene of the death of a student in Tehran, Iran, February 16, 2025

Iran says eight arrested for suspected links to Israel's Mossad spy agency

 Iranian spy in intelligence agency control room uses military tech to identify threats during Arab Israeli conflict. Mossad secret agent uses software to do war covert operations

Iran arrests 20 alleged Mossad spies amid execution spree


Mossad infiltration? IRGC warns Iranians against growing recruitment by foreign spies

"There are many dissatisfied people in Iran. Large parts of society are impoverished," former Israeli intelligence officer Oded Ailam said.

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).

'The Illegals': Soviet infiltration, observation, and subversion into the West - review

Shortly after the 1917 October Revolution, Meir Abramovich Trilisser, the forerunner of the KGB, introduced the “illegals” as a weapon into an anti-Communist West

 ELENA VAVILOVA, photographed in the 1980s, was a colonel in the KGB First Chief Directorate Foreign Intelligence Service until 2010.

UK discovers Russian 'espionage tool', sanctions GRU officers over cyberattacks

"GRU spies are running a campaign to destabilize Europe, undermine Ukraine's sovereignty and threaten the safety of British citizens," Foreign Minister David Lammy said.

 GRU, Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate logo is reflected in an eye in this picture illustration taken October 4, 2018.

Betrayal among us: How the enemy found allies inside Israel - opinion

That citizens would align with a regime openly committed to Israel’s destruction is a symptom of something deeper: a broken civic contract and a loss of shared purpose.

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).

This week in Jewish history: Altalena, sin of the spies, Jews expelled from France

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

BYSTANDERS WATCH as the ‘Altalena’ burns after being shelled near Tel Aviv on June 22, 1948

Parashat Shelach: Seeing giants, choosing hope

The 10 spies teach us what happens when fear rules the heart. The ma’apilim teach us of the danger of forcing reality to revive an old fantasy.

 An illustrative image of a grasshopper.

Parashat Shelach: Believe in yourselves

The Torah recounts the argument that erupted between the 10 pessimistic spies and Joshua and Caleb, the two optimistic ones.

 The Grapes of Canaan by James Tissot (circa 1900). Although the 12 spies brought back a cluster of grapes so large that it took two men to carry it, only two of the 12 brought back a good report of the land.

Easy cash, false identities, and dating scams: Iran's method of recruiting Israelis

Since October 7 and the outbreak of the war in Gaza, Israeli security forces have noted a significant rise in espionage recruitment of Israeli citizens by Iran.

 Iranians attend a gathering in support of Gaza, in Tehran, Iran April 9, 2025.

Three alleged Iranian spies appear before British court for intent to target journalists

The Iranian nationals were alleged to have been targeting the opposition-aligned news outlet, "Iran International."

Police officers work as people gather outside the Old Bailey after British police officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of the 2022 murder of Chris Kaba, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024.

Shin Bet thwarts Iranian plot to use Israelis to spy on Defense Minister Katz

Both Israelis, from the town of Nesher, were lured in by Tehran due to millions in gambling debt and the promise to help pay off their debts.


Ukraine arrests security official suspected of spying for Russia

The Ukrainian Security Service arrested a senior official after they recorded 14 instances of him transmitting information to Russia.

 Ukranian police stand guard behind a security fence surrounding Independence Square in Kyiv.