In an opinion piece in The Australian, Boaz Ganor says ‘it would be prudent to consider having Israel join this arrangement’.
Israeli counter-terrorism expert Boaz Ganor says the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which comprises Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada and the US, would be stronger with Israel as a member.
In an opinion piece in The Australian newspaper today, Ganor said Israel had proven itself as a “major intelligence player in the Middle East and elsewhere”.
“Its intelligence services have thwarted countless potential terror attacks and hostile military operations, and in recent years shared high-quality intelligence with many countries’ security services, the Five Eyes included,” he wrote.
“That intelligence has helped thwart terror attacks and subversive activities in those countries.”
“It would be prudent to consider having Israel join this arrangement.”
Read the full article here on The Australian Jewish News.
