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19 lines
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tags:
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- Event
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- Scandal
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- Israel
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- USA
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category: "Intelligence Scandal"
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summary: "1976 scandal involving bribes paid by Lockheed Aircraft Company to Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres and other international figures."
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date: 1976
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location: "Israel"
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The [[Lockheed bribe scandal]] refers to a series of bribery incidents involving the [[Lockheed Aircraft Company]]. In [[Israel]], a specific instance of this scandal came to light in 1976 through an intercepted telegram.[^1]
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[[Ari Ben-Menashe]], while serving as a duty officer in [[Unit 8200]], intercepted a telegram from the [[Iran|Iranian]] Embassy in [[Ramat Gan]] to [[Tehran]]. This telegram detailed a meeting between an [[Lockheed Aircraft Company|Lockheed]] representative in [[Israel]] and [[Shimon Peres]], then Defense Minister, revealing a bribe of $3.5 million deposited into one of [[Shimon Peres|Peres's]] brother's business accounts in [[Europe]].[^1]
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Despite the explosive nature of this information, it was covered up by [[Israel|Israeli]] military intelligence superiors, including [[Yoel Ben-Porat|Col. Yoel Ben-Porat]] and [[Sasson Yishaek|Lt. Col. Sasson Yishaek]]. The original telegram, its translation, and related logs were ordered to be erased, and the young woman working with [[Ari Ben-Menashe]] was transferred to another unit. No public disclosure or inquiry was ever made regarding [[Israel|Israel's]] involvement in the scandal.[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.
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