Epstein Was an Israeli Spy, FBI Source Claims
The billionaire paedophile also funded the IDF and an illegal settlement charity.
by Harriet Williamson
10 February 2026
Jeffrey Epstein was employed by Israel’s secret service Mossad, according to claims in the latest tranche of documents related to the late sex offender released by the US Department of Justice.
The latest files include an FBI report from the Los Angeles field office in 2020 which details that a confidential informant had become “convinced that Epstein was a co-opted Mossad agent”.
The report said Epstein had been “trained as a spy” for Mossad and alleged that Epstein had ties to US and allied intelligence operations via his personal lawyer Alan Dershowitz.
FBI documents show that Epstein funded organisations linked to the Israeli military, including financing the group Friends of Israel Defense Forces, which “raises funds for active duty Israel Defense Forces soldiers and veterans”, and the Jewish National Fund (JNF).
The JNF is a charity that supports and finances Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. These settlements are illegal under international law. The JNF’s UK branch lists former UK prime minister Tony Blair as an honorary patron.
Speculation about Epstein’s ties to the Israeli state and intelligence agencies has partly been fuelled by his close friendship with Ehud Barak, the former Israeli prime minister. Barak maintained a relationship with Epstein long after his first arrest for child sex offences, which Barak has said he regrets.
On Friday 6 February, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the claims on X, writing: “Jeffrey Epstein’s unusual close relationship with Ehud Barak doesn’t suggest Epstein worked for Israel. It proves the opposite.”
Epstein also helped to broker a security cooperation agreement between the governments of Israel and Mongolia, and between Israel and Côte d’Ivoire, according to leaked emails from Barak revealed in a number of 2025 investigations by Drop Site News.
Barak’s correspondence also suggests that Epstein facilitated efforts to open a backchannel between Israel and the Kremlin during the Syrian civil war.
Harriet Williamson is a commissioning editor and reporter for Novara Media.