Must see video here in regards to Israel spying on
United States with 9-11 Involvement.
A former U.S. Army mechanical engineer was arrested
Tuesday on charges that he spied for Israel over 20
years ago. Government officials in Israel said they
were not familiar with the case.
Ben-Ami Kadish, 84, was to be charged with slipping
classified documents about nuclear weapons, fighter
jets and air defense missiles to an Israeli Consulate
employee who also received information from convicted
spy Jonathan Pollard, authorities said.
Kadish acknowledged his spying in FBI interviews, and said
he acted out of a belief that he was helping Israel, court
papers said. A U.S. citizen, Kadish was scheduled to appear
in U.S. District Court in Manhattan Tuesday, where he was
facing four counts of conspiracy, including allegations that he
conspired to disclose U.S. national defense documents to
Israel, and that he acted as an agent of the Israeli government.
According to the criminal complaint, the activities occurred
from 1979 through 1985 while the Connecticut-born Kadish
worked at the U.S. Army's Armament Research, Development
and Engineering Center in Dover, New Jersey.
Pensioner Affairs Minister Rafi Eitan, a former Mossad official
who recruited Pollard to spy for Israel, said he was not aware
of the Kadish case.
"I have no idea," he said. "This is the first time I've heard
about it. I'll go listen to the news."
When asked whether he recognized Kadish's name,
Eitan repeated, "I have no idea."
Foreign Ministry spokesman Arye Mekel said:
"We know nothing about it. We heard it from the media."
The Prime Minister's Bureau said Israel was not familiar
with the details of the case, and was examining the issue.
Israeli officials fear that the case might strain Israel-U.S. relations.
Kadish was accused of taking home classified documents several
times and letting the Israeli government worker photograph
them in Kadish's basement. The documents included
information about nuclear weapons, a modified F-15 fighter jet,
and the U.S. Patriot missile air defense system, the complaint said.
According to the complaint, the Israeli government worker
often provided Kadish with lists of wanted classified national
defense documents.
Prosecutors also allege Kadish conspired to hinder a
communication with a law enforcement officer, and
making a materially false statement to a law enforcement officer.
Those charges stem from a conversation in which Kadish
was allegedly told by the Israeli contact to lie to U.S. law
enforcement agents and tell them that he didn't remember
many of the relevant details. A day later, Kadish lied to FBI
agents about his communications with the Israeli worker,
the complaint said.
According to U.S. law enforcement officials and various documents,
Kadish got in touch with his Israeli contact after Israel agreed in
2004 to secretly acknowledge to American officials that Pollard
was not an isolated case, thereby confirming longtime American
suspicions that Pollard was not the only American spy working
for Israel.
Kadish admitted spying for Israel between 1979 and 1985,
and then asked his Israeli contact what to do.
The complaint said Kadish did not appear to receive any
money in exchange for his suspected spying, just small
gifts and restaurant meals.
The complaint noted that Pollard was charged in November 1985
with espionage-related offense after he provided classified
information to the same Israeli worker, among other people.
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