The files mention numerous high-profile figures, including Barak, though inclusion in the documents does not imply wrongdoing.

A 2020 FBI document included in the Epstein files claims that the billionaire paedophile was “trained as a spy” under Barak. 

Persistent reports have claimed that Epstein was a Mossad asset for blackmail operations, often tied to his Jewish background and Israeli connections.

Such claims have been amplified by figures like ex-Israeli intelligence officer, Ari Ben-Menashe, who alleged Epstein and his girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell worked for Israeli intelligence since the 1980s.

Maxwell’s father, Robert Maxwell, was called a Mossad asset by Epstein.

In March 2018, Epstein wrote to an unknown recipient, quoting extensively from a book that alleged Maxwell was murdered by Israeli spies for threatening to reveal the work he had done for them.

Epstein alleged Maxwell threatened to reveal Mossad operations unless paid £400 million to rescue his failing business.

Maxwell’s death in November 1991 remains shrouded in mystery, following a fall from his boat near the Canary Islands.

ICC fugitive

Netanyahu is himself facing an ongoing criminal trial on corruption charges.

These charges stem from Cases 1000, 2000, and 4000, where he was indicted in late 2019 for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.

In November 2025, Netanyahu formally requested a pardon from President Isaac Herzog to end the proceedings preemptively before any conviction. This request remains unresolved. US President Donald Trump publicly called for the cases to be dropped.

Netanyahu is also a fugitive of the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant against the Israeli leader for his role in Gaza genocide.