<Gertz, Washington Times

This is why the CIA was so upset over the Jonathan Pollard (spy in US for Israel) affair, too. Not so much that he passed a lot, a very lot, to Israel. Could have almost, but not quite, lived with that.

The problem was what he gave 'em that the Israelis passed on to others, especially the Chinese. (It wasn’t the technology below, obviously, but the other intelligence, including intelligence about intelligence.)

“Israel in recent years has become a major supplier of weapons and weapons technology to China.

“Israel's government stopped the sale of four Israeli airborne warning-and-control aircraft known as Phalcon in 2000 under pressure from the United States.

“In 1992, the Pentagon investigated intelligence reports that Israel covertly exported U.S. Patriot missile technology to China. Israel and China denied the reports. U.S. intelligence officials were convinced the transfer took place.

“Several weeks ago, a Chinese government technical journal stated in an article that it is possible to defeat the Patriot anti-missile systems by calculating the "optimum ejection altitude for the cargo projectile to avoid its being intercepted."

"U.S. officials said the article, which contained detailed technical specifications for the Patriot, such as speed and intercept capabilities, is a sign that China has obtained technical details of the missile system.”

“In another case of China-Israel military cooperation, a classified Defense Intelligence Agency report stated in 1999 that Israel was suspected of sharing restricted U.S. weapons technology with China related to a battlefield laser gun.

“Israeli agents attempted to obtain embargoed weapons know-how from U.S. defense contractors on the Tactical High-Energy Laser, known as THEL, the report said.

"The DIA also stated that Israeli officials from the government-run Rafael arms company obtained restricted technology from U.S. defense contractor TRW in 1996.

“The suspicions about the THEL weapons-technology transfer to China were based on reports from U.S. contractors in Israel who saw Chinese technicians working with one of the Israeli companies involved in the laser program and from a Chinese official with knowledge of the THEL.”