Hannah Neuberger, who is to head the NSA's cyber department, is facing the storm after it was revealed that she donated about half a million dollars to the pro-Israel lobby
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A conflict of interest?
One week after being sworn in as president, President Joe Biden faces further embarrassment and may be forced to cancel the appointment of Hannah (Anna) Neuberger, who was to head the National Security Council's cyber department, the NSA.
According to media reports in the United States, the Jewish Neuberger and her family donated large sums of money to the pro-Israel lobby in the United States, AIPAC, and she herself donated about half a million dollars to the lobby.
Although the United States and Israel are allies, cooperation between the two countries in the field of intelligence has experienced ups and downs, and elements in the American intelligence system are considered hostile to Israel, and some claim that Neuberger will be in a conflict of interest between Israel and the United States.
It should be noted that Israel is considered one of the global cyber powers.
However, many experts believe that there is no reason why Neuberger's appointment should not pass, and that she is not in a conflict of interest, for example Kathleen Clark, a law professor at the University of Washington in St. Louis, told the veteran news site "Mother Jones": Said Clark, the expert on governmental ethics, "AIPAC promotes cooperation between countries."
