NEW: 🇺🇸🇮🇱 ICE is trained by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and other Israeli security entities - Multiple reports show Yes, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has participated in training programs with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and other Israeli security entities, and it maintains an office in Israel. Here's a breakdown based on available information: Training with the IDFSince the early 2000s, thousands of ICE officers (along with other U.S. law enforcement personnel) have engaged in training exchanges with Israeli military and police forces, which include the IDF. - These programs focus on areas like counterterrorism tactics, surveillance, threat detection, and inter-agency cooperation - Specific initiatives include: The Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) National Counterterrorism Seminar (NCTS) and Advanced Training School (ATS), which have involved over 1,200 top U.S. officials (including from ICE) traveling to Israel or hosting Israeli experts since 2003 - The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) Law Enforcement Exchange Program (LEEP), started in 2002, sending U.S. delegations (including ICE) to Israel annually for tactical sharing - Other programs like the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) and American Jewish Committee exchanges, which have included ICE participants learning from Israeli military strategies - These exchanges have been criticized for importing tactics associated with occupation and control, such as militarized checkpoints, arbitrary detentions, and surveillance, which some reports link to ICE's operations in the U.S. - Additionally, technology sharing (e.g., via companies like Palantir, Elbit, and Paragon) enhances these connections, with tools used by both ICE and the IDF for targeting and monitoring - Whistleblower accounts, such as from U.S. Army veteran Anthony Aguilar, highlight how ICE agents train in Israel and apply those methods domestically - Office in Israel ICE operates an Embassy Branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, as part of its Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) global network - The address is 71 Ha-Yarkon, Tel Aviv-Yafo 6343229, with contact phone: 011-972-3-519-7575 - ...