As we noted yesterday, the New York Times doesn’t think it’s news that the National Security Agency is sharing intelligence data it collects on Americans with Israel. But the story is making waves. Notice the sarcasm in the kicker, from Connor Simpson at the Atlantic Wire:

Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported Tuesday that president Dilma Rousseff was so miffed over the National Security Agency snooping into her communications that she decided to cancel her trip to the White House on October 23… This is one of the biggest diplomatic backlashes the White House has seen (not involving Russia) since the NSA scandal broke... As soon as Rousseff’s cancellation was confirmed, the White House announced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit September 30. Since the NSA shares much of its intelligence with Israel, they probably still have a lot to talk about.

The NSA-Israel story is roiling folks all over. From Scott McConnell at the American Conservative: