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Spotlight | Israel, United States
NSO Group's gamble on a Republican win comes up trumps

Republican Senator Tom Cotton and US President-elect Donald Trump. © Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

The Israeli spyware firm tasked Chartwell Strategy Group with lobbying Republican lawmakers in recent weeks. It is banking on a Donald Trump victory to help get it off the Bureau of Industry and Security's blacklist. [...]

Published on 14/11/2024 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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