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Israel is so concerned about homegrown Iranian spies it is launching a PR campaign to dissuade them

JL;DR SUMMARY Israel is grappling with a troubling trend of Israelis being recruited to spy for Iran due to economic vulnerability and disconnection from society. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IranNational SecurityShin BetPublic RelationsNaftali BennettSecurityEspionageMilitary TensionEconomic Vulnerability

Places mentioned

Beersheba, Southern District, Israel
"Israeli emergency responders work at a building where four people were killed by an Iranian missile strike in Beersheba on June 24."
Tiberias, Northern District, Israel
"In one high-profile case, police arrested two young men in Tiberias on June 15, according to the Times of Israel."
Iran
"At least one man who was arrested had physically traveled to Iran to meet with his handlers, who wanted him to assassinate a former prime minister, Naftali Bennett, the Economist reported in February."

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