#Israel spied on Kerry during failed peace talks: Der Spiegel
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US Secretary of State #John_Kerry speaks at a press conference while in New Delhi on August 1, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Lucas Jackson)
Israel spied on #US Secretary of State John Kerry during doomed peace talks with the Palestinians last year, German news weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday. The article said the Israelis and at least one other secret service listened in on Kerry’s conversations as he tried to mediate, in a development that Der Spiegel said was likely to further strain ties between Israel and the United States. Kerry regularly spoke by telephone with high-ranking officials throughout the Middle East during the negotiations that finally collapsed earlier this year. read (...)