High in the Swiss Alps, along a winding mountainside road near the scenic village of Champery, a tile sign on a beautiful wooden chalet welcomes guests: “Peace be to you, and peace be to your name, and peace be to all you have.” The home belongs to Tal Dilian, a former Israeli military officer, and his partner Sara Hamou, the key directors of the global spyware firm Intellexa. Yesterday, on March 5, Dilian, Hamou, and Intellexa were placed under sanction by the United States government for “for their role in developing, operating, and distributing commercial spyware technology used to target…

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