Did Israel spy on the US/Iran negotiations and then give that information to the Republicans? Maybe.

Courtesy of the Daily Mail:

Israel has been accused of spying on White House nuclear talks with Iran and then leaking details to Republicans in Congress in an effort to scupper the deal. 

President Obama's administration, along with Russia, China, France, Germany and Britain, have been engaged in highly confidential talks with Iran. 

However, Israel's security services have been accused of relaying information gleaned from the talks to Republicans in Congress. 

The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. intelligence agencies discovered Israeli officials discussing information that could have only been gathered from inside the confidential talks. 

A senior U.S. official told the Wall Street Journal: 'It is one thing for the U.S. and Israel to spy on each other. It is another thing for Israel to steal U.S. secrets and play them back to U.S. legislators to undermine U.S. diplomacy.

A White House source said: 'People feel personally sold out. That’s where the Israelis really better be careful because a lot of these people will not only be around for this administration but possibly the next one as well.'

Of course Netanyahu completely denies this whole thing and the outgoing foreign minister added this: 

'This report is not true. Obviously Israel has security interests to defend and we have our own intelligence. But we do not spy on the United States. There are enough participants in these negotiations, including Iranians.

Okay nice try but the fact that Israel has been spying on America for years is one of the best known secrets in Washington.

However the fact that they might be funneling information about the Obama administration's attempt to reach a nuclear deal with Iran to Republicans so that they can sabotage them, well that is a new, and ugly, wrinkle indeed.

For his part John Boehner  claims to be shocked, shocked I say, at reports the Israelis might be handing secrets to his Congress.

You know I believe him about as much as I believe Netanyahu.