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Ari Ben-Menashe
Also known as: Koren
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Disgraced paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the spy theory and Israel angle trtworld.com Jan 11, 2024 7 facts
referenceIn the book 'Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales', Israeli spy Ari Ben-Menashe alleges that Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell operated a "honey-trap" operation, providing young and underage girls to prominent global political figures for sex to blackmail them for Israeli intelligence interests.
claimAri Ben-Menashe's book speculates that Robert Maxwell may have worked for numerous governments, potentially serving as a double or triple agent.
perspectiveClaims made by Ari Ben-Menashe, if substantiated, would support the notion that Israel may have been involved in blackmail schemes involving prominent figures globally and suggest that Western democracies have been influenced by Israeli interests.
claimAri Ben-Menashe was allegedly the handler responsible for managing agents carrying out operations for Robert Maxwell, the father of Ghislaine Maxwell.
quoteAri Ben-Menashe wrote in his book that Jeffrey Epstein and Robert Maxwell engaged in blackmail by photographing politicians having sexual relations with fourteen-year-old girls.
claimAri Ben-Menashe was acquitted in the United States of charges related to arms dealing.
claimAri Ben-Menashe, an Iran-born Israeli businessman, claims he worked for the Israeli national intelligence agency, Mossad, for a decade from the late 1970s until the late 1980s.
Epstein & Israel: Drop Site News Investigates Jeffrey Epstein's Ties ... democracynow.org Nov 12, 2025 2 facts
claimMurtaza Hussain asserts that email communications between Ehud Barak and Ari Ben-Menashe (referred to as Koren in the text) contain coded language, potentially referencing dead drops of information or other activities in New York City.
claimJeffrey Epstein's calendars document the visits of Ari Ben-Menashe (referred to as Koren) to Epstein's home in New York, including arrival and departure dates and the duration of his stays.
Jeffrey Epstein - Spectre Journal spectrejournal.com Oct 28, 2025 2 facts
claimMost claims linking Jeffrey Epstein to Israeli military intelligence originate from former Mossad agent Ari Ben-Menashe, though these claims remain materially unsubstantiated.
claimSeymour M. Hersh and his source Ari Ben-Menashe claim that Robert Maxwell was involved in the entrapment and abduction of Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, suggesting links to the Mossad.
Jeffrey Epstein and Israel: What Do the Records Show? sana.sy Mar 18, 2026 1 fact
claimFormer Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe asserted that Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell operated for Mossad since the 1980s, utilizing blackmail in operations similar to those allegedly conducted by Ghislaine Maxwell's father, Robert Maxwell.