# Netanyahu shares article linking Epstein to Israeli intelligence; stirs fresh controversy— here’s what it revealed *Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/source/2bf9fc3a *Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/source/2bf9fc3a.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1 Publisher: The Times Of India · published 2025-11-23 · read 2026-09-11 Original: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-shares-article-linking-epstein-to-israeli-intelligence-stirs-fresh-controversy-heres-what-it-revealed/articleshow/125517205.cms *A source is testimony, not proof. The document itself is never republished here.* ## Who is named (11) - [Jeffrey Epstein](https://truthscore.com/entity/1e6a5f26) - [Oversight Committee](https://truthscore.com/entity/2f358364) - [Department of Justice](https://truthscore.com/entity/5710be16) - [Steve Bannon](https://truthscore.com/entity/63764262) - [Naftali Bennett](https://truthscore.com/entity/66c87e41) - [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://truthscore.com/entity/692c1f16) - [Jacobin](https://truthscore.com/entity/9d5803e2) - [Ehud Barak](https://truthscore.com/entity/c366f00a) - [Branko Marcetic](https://truthscore.com/entity/c60c4f98) - [Jeffrey Epstein Claimed to Have Meddled in Israel’s Elections article](https://truthscore.com/entity/cc82c2b4) - [Congress](https://truthscore.com/entity/e99c9d31) ## What it added - [Benjamin Netanyahu shared an article on Friday.](https://truthscore.com/claim/e718df5f) > when on Friday he shared an article which claimed that the recently revealed text messages from the late convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein suggested he had once worked to meddle in Israel’s elections. - [The article claimed that the recently revealed text messages from Jeffrey Epstein suggested he had once worked to meddle in Israel’s elections.](https://truthscore.com/claim/fe687d60) > when on Friday he shared an article which claimed that the recently revealed text messages from the late convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein suggested he had once worked to meddle in Israel’s elections. - [The article suggested that Jeffrey Epstein had consulted former Prime Minister Ehud Barak during the 2019 parliamentary election.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c8937b10) > The article also suggested that Epstein had consulted former Prime Minister Ehud Barak during the 2019 parliamentary election, raising questions about the extent of his involvement in Israeli politics and his ties to Israeli intelligence services. - [Barak and Benjamin Netanyahu are longtime foes.](https://truthscore.com/claim/fd8d349c) > Barak and Netanyahu are longtime foes, and the former prime minister has increasingly criticized the Israeli leader, calling him a threat to democracy, The Times of Israel reported - [Barak has increasingly criticized Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him a threat to democracy.](https://truthscore.com/claim/424f232e) > Barak and Netanyahu are longtime foes, and the former prime minister has increasingly criticized the Israeli leader, calling him a threat to democracy, The Times of Israel reported - [Benjamin Netanyahu posted the article on X, offering no comment alongside it.](https://truthscore.com/claim/973b28c7) > Netanyahu posted the article on X, offering no comment alongside it. - [The article was authored by Branko Marcetic.](https://truthscore.com/claim/78a6c296) > The article, titled “Jeffrey Epstein Claimed to Have Meddled in Israel’s Elections”, was authored by Branko Marcetic, who had previously penned a Jacobin piece titled “Israel’s Gaza War Is One of History’s Worst Crimes”. - [The article focused on recently leaked text messages from Jeffrey Epstein, in which he claimed to have advised former Prime Minister Ehud Barak during the 2019…](https://truthscore.com/claim/d2b3c3dd) > The latest article focused on recently leaked text messages from Epstein, in which he claimed to have advised former Prime Minister Ehud Barak during the 2019 Israeli parliamentary election. - [In June 2019, Barak emerged from retirement to form a new party aimed at challenging Benjamin Netanyahu.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7c819bba) > In June 2019, after years of publicly criticising Netanyahu’s increasingly extreme and corruption-embroiled leadership, Barak — a former defence minister and military chief of staff — emerged from retirement to form a new party aimed at challenging Netanyahu. - [Jeffrey Epstein allegedly suggested in a chat with Steve Bannon that he had influenced Barak’s move.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a1608854) > Epstein allegedly suggested in a chat with former Trump adviser Steve Bannon that he had influenced Barak’s move, sharing a report from Israeli outlet Ynet Global about the announcement. - [The Oversight Committee released emails providing further insight into Jeffrey Epstein’s connections with Israel, primarily through Barak.](https://truthscore.com/claim/cda586b6) > The Oversight Committee’s release of emails provides further insight into Epstein’s connections with Israel, primarily through Barak. - [Barak has insisted that he only met Jeffrey Epstein “on occasion” and never in the presence of women or girls.](https://truthscore.com/claim/71734ad0) > Although Barak has insisted that he only met Epstein “on occasion” and never in the presence of women or girls, the newly released tranche of emails adds to prior disclosures showing that the two men were far closer than publicly acknowledged. - [Jacobin speculates that Jeffrey Epstein may have acted as an asset or quietly carried out work on behalf of the Israeli government.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c6372c91) > Jacobin also speculates about Epstein’s links to Israeli intelligence, citing “long‑standing claims and rumors” that he may have acted as an asset or quietly carried out work on behalf of the Israeli government, though there is no concrete substantial evidence and such claims have long circulated, largely based on his Jewish heritage, visits to Israel, and association with Barak. - [By sharing the article, Benjamin Netanyahu inadvertently lent visibility and, indirectly, legitimacy to a platform and author long accused of publishing…](https://truthscore.com/claim/cc14c5f8) > By sharing the article, Netanyahu inadvertently lent visibility and, indirectly, legitimacy to a platform and author long accused of publishing anti‑Israel narratives. - [Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett condemned the move, saying the post gives a huge boost and legitimacy to a magazine full of accusations against Israel of…](https://truthscore.com/claim/bfb2a386) > Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett condemned the move, saying the post “gives a huge boost and legitimacy to a magazine full of accusations against Israel of genocide, apartheid and war crimes. - [The US Congress moves to release Department of Justice files on Jeffrey Epstein.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7c76a23a) > The episode unfolds as the US Congress moves to release Department of Justice files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. ## Where it collides - [Barak has insisted that he only met Jeffrey Epstein “on occasion” and never in the presence of women or girls.](https://truthscore.com/claim/71734ad0) — collides with [Epstein had a close personal relationship with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak](https://truthscore.com/claim/96accc5b) ([FBI Informant Claimed Epstein Was Israeli Spy, Document Shows - Politics Today](https://truthscore.com/source/7b852e2c)) ## What it cost Reading this document into the graph cost $0.02.