1. Epstein’s Ties to Mossad: A Family Legacy and Operational Recruitment
The foundation of Epstein’s intelligence connections begins with his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father, Robert Maxwell, was a confirmed Mossad asset. Robert Maxwell, a British media mogul, was deeply involved in Israeli intelligence activities, including arms smuggling, software theft (e.g., the PROMIS scandal), and influence operations in the 1980s. He died under suspicious circumstances in 1991, possibly assassinated by Mossad after becoming a liability, and was given a state funeral in Israel attended by high-ranking officials, including then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. Ghislaine Maxwell inherited this network and introduced Epstein to it, effectively recruiting him as a successor to her father’s role in “honeytrap” operations—using sex to compromise targets.
Former Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe, a credible whistleblower with a track record of verified exposures (e.g., his role in Iran-Contra arms deals was confirmed by declassified documents and court acquittals), has stated on the record that Epstein and Ghislaine were Mossad assets since the 1980s. Ben-Menashe, who claims to have been Robert Maxwell’s handler, described Epstein’s operation as a “sexual blackmail” scheme explicitly set up by Mossad to gather kompromat (compromising material) on U.S. politicians and elites to prevent anti-Israel policies, such as those pursued by President Jimmy Carter. This aligns with Mossad’s known history of using sex-based entrapment, as seen in operations against foreign officials.
