Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens, where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores Claro, a restaurant serving Mediterranean fare in Tel Aviv's Sarona neighbourhood, strategically located between the headquarters of the Israeli Defence Forces and the offices of Israel's most prominent cyber firms.
In the heart of Tel Aviv's newly restored Sarona neighbourhood, once a German settlement dating back to 1881, housed in a low, colonial-style building, is the Mediterranean-inspired restaurant Claro. Every lunchtime, customers from offices nearby, which include the headquarters of the Israeli army and its military intelligence service Aman, and branches