Shortly before or after 9/11, there was a strange case of Israeli students, or a series of people posed as students, going door to door in affluent neighborhoods and intelligence agencies inquiring about artwork. I don’t think the case was ever officially solved, but the premise is rather creepy to me.

https://www.salon.com/2002/05/07/students/

I don’t think it ties Israel to anything*, but it’s one of those strange pieces of 9/11 lore that never gets talked about these days like anthrax, the hijackers’ room mate, the Brabant/GLADIO-flight school connection, etc.

• Maybe I spoke too soon

A number of the Israelis resided for a period of time in Hollywood, Fla. -- the small city where Mohammed Atta and three terrorist comrades lived for a time before Sept. 11.