Israeli Spy Used Jeffrey Epstein’s Apartment to Gain Access to Top US Officials
Israeli spy, Ehud Barak, utilized Jeffrey Epstein’s spare apartment in New York to gain access to top US officials, including then-President Barack Obama’s CIA director and later Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta. Barak’s covert “fixer,” named Koren, stayed at the apartment for two weeks in October 2014, as shown in Epstein’s personal calendars.
During his stay, Koren forwarded a message from Jeremy Bash, Panetta’s senior adviser, detailing Panetta’s travel schedule while promoting his memoir, Worthy Fights. Barak interpreted this as a proposal to meet with Panetta in New York, but he expressed that he would be unable to make it in time.
In a surprising turn of events, Barak asked Koren for assistance in gaining special access to secured areas of both the Pentagon and the White House. He mentioned wanting to bring his family, including his grandchildren, for a visit to Washington, D.C.
Barak and his family were given a guided tour of the White House by Yael Lempert, a Special Assistant to President Obama and the National Security Council director for the Levant, Israel, and Egypt. Lempert later negotiated a $38 billion aid package for Israel in 2016.
Despite these revelations, the US Justice Department has maintained that there is no evidence to suggest that Epstein was an intelligence asset.
