Russia expels Israeli military attache for 'spying'

Russia has expelled Israel's military attache at its Moscow embassy on "unfounded" spying allegations, the Israeli military said Wednesday, in a case that media say has officials here puzzled.

"The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) military attache and ministry of defence representative in Russia, an IDF colonel, was detained for investigation last week by Russian authorities, on suspicion of spying," the defence ministry and military said.

<snip>

"Security authorities in Israel completed a thorough investigation and concluded that these claims were unfounded," it added.

Military sources identified him as air force Colonel Vadim Leiderman and said he returned to Israel several days ago after being questioned by Russian authorities over espionage allegations and then told to leave the country immediately.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jml6L0zXlR-ep_Y14DtGveUA-Xdg?docId=CNG.24720c3e4e4b36a7a28281c90f818eda.591

The U.S. has prosecuted Israeli diplomats for spying. That an Israeli military attache was spying in Russia is very credible.

Actually, that any nation's military attache is spying in any country where they're posted is quite credible.

Or at least that is how it is supposed to work.