More than 20,000 documents reveal how Jeffrey Epstein, sex offender and international political operator, covertly worked to plan maneuvers against Netanyahu
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In a twist that shook the international political landscape, over 20,000 declassified documents from the House Oversight Committee brought to light the clandestine role that Jeffrey Epstein played in the 2019 Israeli elections. The material, initially cited by Jacobin magazine, reveals that Epstein not only boasted about his influence in Israel, but also acted directly to reorganize the country's left and help former Prime Minister Ehud Barak challenge Benjamin Netanyahu in a decisive election year.
The documents include an explosive exchange between Epstein and Steve Bannon. In one of those private messages, Epstein wrote: "Now you can understand why Trump wakes up in the middle of the night sweating when he hears that you and I are friends." Bannon replied with a single word: "Dangerous." The phrase—which exposes a political web far removed from the tycoon's public image—remained conveniently omitted from much of the traditional media debate, according to journalist Branko Marcetic: "There is an unofficial code of silence in the mainstream press to avoid addressing Epstein's relationship with Israel."
El pedófilo, Jeffrey Epstein.
However, that wall began to crack after revelations from the Drop Site portal, which published hacked emails from Ehud Barak showing Epstein managing government-related activities for Israel. The disclosure even prompted Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene to raise the forbidden question on CNN: "The real question is: Was Jeffrey Epstein working for Israel?", a question that caused visible discomfort on the network.
The leaked messages reveal Epstein's obsession with the Israeli election campaign. In June 2019, he wrote to Bannon: "I'm busy", attaching a Ynet Global article about Barak's political comeback. Seconds later, he added: "I'm tied up with Ehud in Israel. He's driving me crazy." When Bannon asked if he could appear as a "strategic advisor", Epstein replied: "This will be a long campaign. Elections on September 17. There's a lot to talk about." He then added a key phrase: "Only the first step."
The plot included even more connections. Bannon tried to introduce his associate Aaron Klein to Barak, but the operation collapsed when Epstein was arrested and prosecuted for child sex trafficking, which, according to Jacobin, "severely damaged the plan to redefine the Israeli political context." Netanyahu took advantage of those ties to attack Barak during the campaign and demanded that the prosecutor's office investigate the relationship. The pressure weakened the former prime minister so much that his party ended up joining others to preserve parliamentary chances.
The supposed sporadic relationship that Barak claimed to maintain with Epstein collapses in the face of the recovered exchanges. In a 2011 email, after a Jerusalem Post article, Epstein joked: "It seems they've forgotten a name on the list," suggesting a private meeting between the two in the U.S. In 2014, Barak even asked Epstein to review an article of his about the relationship between Netanyahu and Barack Obama. The response—full of spelling and punctuation errors—allowed the billionaire's style to be identified without a doubt. Epstein also made donations to then-Secretary of State John Kerry, expanding the reach of his political influence.
Ehud Barak.
Another series of exchanges involves high-profile figures, such as writer Michael Wolff, former banker Jes Staley, and intellectual Noam Chomsky. In 2015, Epstein consulted Chomsky about the nuclear deal with Iran; the analysis was forwarded to Barak, who commented: "I really find it amusing... I don't agree with everything, but it's fascinating. Noam is really impressive."
One of the most disturbing episodes appears in documents recovered by Drop Site: a September 2013 breakfast in which Epstein, Barak, and banker Ariane de Rothschild discussed "how to use Rothschild's financial resources to develop cyberweapons for Israel."
Despite the magnitude of the revelations, much of the mystery remains. For Jacobin, the evidence should at least "put an end to the widespread taboo of even asking about the billionaire sex offender's ties to the Israeli state". What has been proven is compelling: Epstein negotiated security agreements for Israel, maintained a close friendship with one of its former prime ministers, interacted with military officials, and apparently secretly influenced the 2019 elections.
