American officers rely on ‘burner phone’! Even Trump no longer trusts Netanyahu? Fear of espionage creates panic in Israel

A very shocking news is coming out from the corridors of international diplomacy, which has raised big question marks on the strong relations between America and Israel. The gap of internal distrust between these two countries, which were always considered to be each other’s staunchest supporters, now seems to be deepening. In the latest development, the use of highly secure and secret ‘burner phones’ (disposable phones) by top American officials visiting Israel has come to light. After this step, the discussion on the global stage has intensified whether US President Donald Trump no longer trusts his closest friend Benjamin Netanyahu.

Why are American officers haunted by the fear of espionage? This step is considered extremely unexpected amid increasing tension between Washington and Jerusalem. Usually, officials on friendly visits to foreign countries use normal secure communications channels, but the use of burner phones by American intelligence and diplomatic officials in Israel clearly indicates that they have a strong fear of their highly sensitive communications being leaked or monitored. Security agencies fear that Israeli intelligence could hack or spy on their digital devices.

Relations between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump turned sour This entire incident is being linked to the equations that have changed in recent times between Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. There was a time when examples of friendship between the two leaders were given, but differences between the two have come to the fore on recent strategic decisions and regional security issues. Political analysts believe that the Trump administration is no longer considering every move of the Israeli leadership as completely trustworthy, which is why the US administration is moving cautiously and does not want to compromise at any level regarding its confidentiality.

What is a burner phone and what is its importance on this tour? Burner phones are basically mobile devices that are used for a short period of time and are destroyed or discarded after their use is complete. Tracking these phones or doing permanent digital profiling of any user through them is next to impossible. This level of caution by US officials in a technologically superpowerful country like Israel, where dangerous spyware and espionage software like Pegasus has been created, shows that all is not well behind the scenes between the two countries.