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Created: 2025-07-21 20:45:09 UTC

Hey! It looks like you're asking about the theory that Jeffrey Epstein was involved in an intelligence operation.

The claim that Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell ran a blackmail operation for Israel's Mossad has been put forward by figures like Ari Ben-Menashe, a self-described former Israeli intelligence officer. This theory has been echoed by some commentators and is based on Epstein's connections to powerful people, including former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

However, there is no on-the-record confirmation from any intelligence agency that Epstein was a spy. Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has called the allegation "categorically and totally false," and some journalists who investigated Epstein do not believe he worked for a specific government.


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