Israel is stepping up the screening of top officials who are privy to military secrets. Army Radio on Tuesday quoted the military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya’alon, saying he had ordered all senior officers to undergo regular polygraph tests to deter them from leaking sensitive material.
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