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Dershowitz Shoots Down Epstein-Mossad Conspiracy Theories: ‘No Intel Agency Would Really Trust Him’
Donald Trump’s then-defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz answers questions from US senators during the president’s impeachment trial. Photo: Reuters/US Senate TV
With political controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s pivot toward a reluctance to release further files on the crimes and associates of Jeffrey Epstein — the late multi-millionaire sex trafficker who committed suicide at 66 on Aug. 10, 2019 — his former attorney Alan Dershowitz has started to speak out, addressing speculation promoted by both left-wing and right-wing influencers of alleged involvement by Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency.
Dershowitz — an emeritus professor of law at Harvard University, prominent pro-Israel advocate, and author of the new book The Preventive State: The Challenge of Preventing Serious Harms While Preserving Essential Liberties — flatly rejected the suggestion that Epstein had worked as a spy.
In an interview with The Telegraph, Dershowitz said that if Epstein did have intelligence connections, then the disgraced financier would have revealed them to him in order “to try to get him a better deal” with the initial prosecutions that resulted in what has widely been characterized as a light sentence received on June 30, 2008. “That’s not something he would keep from his lawyers. That’s something he would tell his lawyers,” Dershowitz explained.
Recounting a conversation with his former client about working with spies, Dershowitz said, “we discussed it, and the answer was no. He laughed. No intelligence agency would really trust him.”
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett affirmed Dershowitz’s position, saying on Monday that “with the Mossad having reported directly to me, I say to you with 100 percent certainty: The accusation that Jeffrey Epstein somehow worked for Israel or the Mossad running a blackmail ring is categorically and totally false.”
Bennett identified the theory’s most prominent advocate, saying that “this accusation is a lie being peddled by prominent online personalities such as Tucker Carlson pretending they know things they don’t.”
On Friday at the Turning Point USA summit in Tampa, Florida, a gathering of right-wing college student activists organized by the group’s CEO Charlie Kirk heard Carlson lay out his personal speculations about the Epstein case.
“And I think the real answer is Jeffrey Epstein was working on behalf of intel services, probably not American,” Carlson, a former Fox News host turned podcaster provocateur, told attendees. “And we have every right to ask, on whose behalf was he working? How does a guy go from being a math teacher at the Dalton School in the late 70s with no college degree to having multiple airplanes, a private island, and the largest residential house in Manhattan? Where did all the money come from? And no one has ever gotten to the bottom of that because no one has ever tried.”
Carlson added, “Moreover, it’s extremely obvious to anyone who watches, that this guy had direct connections to a foreign government. Now, no one’s allowed to say that the foreign government is Israel because we have been somehow cowed into thinking that’s naughty. There is nothing wrong with saying that. There is nothing hateful about saying that. There’s nothing antisemitic about saying that. There’s nothing even anti-Israel about saying that.”
Carlson claimed that accusations of antisemitism for those asking questions about potential Epstein-Israel connections inspired broad feelings of resentment.
“And you have the right to expect your government will not act against your interests, and you have a right to demand that foreign governments not be allowed to act against your interests. That’s not creepy. It shouldn’t be forbidden,” Carlson said. “And yet all of us have trained ourselves to believe that you can’t say that somehow. That that’s like too naughty and forbidden. And the effect of making that off-limits has been to create a lot of resentment and I’ll say it, hate online, where people feel like they can’t just say, ‘What the hell is this? You have the former Israeli prime minister living in your house? You have all this contact with a foreign government. Were you working on behalf of them? Were you running a blackmail operation on behalf of a foreign government?’”
Carlson asserted broad support for his conspiracy theory, saying, “By the way, every single person in Washington, DC thinks that. I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t think that. I don’t know any of them that hate Israel. But no one feels they can say that. Why? And I think the longer we play along with it, the more subterranean and creepy and hateful the conversation becomes. So, I think it’s better just to say it right out loud.”
Megyn Kelly, also a former Fox News anchor-turned-podcaster like Carlson, defended his position and offered profanity for those who would question her pro-Israel bona fides.
“Tucker’s saying what his opinion is, which is not outside of the mainstream at all, that he thinks Epstein worked for Mossad or was it was somehow an asset to them,” Kelly said. “Even if you’re in my position, you get lunatics out there. Who accuse you of being like antisemitic because you are exploring this theory, which is such utter bulls–t. And honestly, like I will just say this for the record, if you think that those kinds of smears are going to stop me from reporting, you haven’t been paying attention to my career at all. If anything, when you accuse me of s–t like that, I will double, triple and quadruple down. It tells me that I’m onto something. So nice try, but you’ve chosen the wrong person.”
Kelly added, “I’ve been a defender of Israel, so people who say I’m not can f–k off. They don’t know me at all. I’m allowed to figure out what Jeffrey Epstein’s actual connections were. And if that leads me to our government or Israel’s, too bad!”
Earlier this month, actor John Cusack had also explored speculations of potential Mossad-Epstein connections when he shared a meme linking the deceased sex offender to the Mossad through pointing to accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell’s father Robert Maxwell. He deleted the post two hours later.
On Wednesday, during an oval office meeting with Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the prime minister and crown prince of Bahrain, US President Donald Trump condemned Republicans who continued to ask questions about Epstein.
“Some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into the net, and so they try and do the Democrats’ work,” Trump said. “I call it the Epstein hoax. Takes a lot of time and effort. Instead of talking about the great achievements we’ve had … they’re wasting their time with a guy who obviously had some very serious problems, who died three, four years ago. I’d rather talk about the success we have with the economy.”
In a Wednesday morning Truth Social post, Trump wrote that he no longer wanted the support of Republicans concerned about the Epstein case.
“Their [Democrats] new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this ‘bulls–t,’ hook, line, and sinker. They haven’t learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years. I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in our Country’s history, and all these people want to talk about, with strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax,” Trump wrote. “Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don’t even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore!”
Dershowitz told to The Telegraph that Trump had chosen to protect individuals named in the files.
“I know there are names. There are people’s names that are being suppressed, and I know that there are still documents,” Dershowitz said. “My position is I want everything revealed. I want everything out there.”
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UK Blocks Israeli Officials From Its Biggest Defense Show
Visitors look at ammunition on display at the Defense and Security Equipment International trade show in this file photo in London, Britain, Sept. 12, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Britain has barred Israeli officials from its biggest defense trade show over its escalation of the war against Hamas in Gaza, its latest effort to pressure a historically close ally over the conflict.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government said in July it would recognize a Palestinian state unless Israel took steps to relieve suffering in the enclave and met other conditions, enraging the Israeli government.
Israel’s Ministry of Defense said that as a result of the trade fair ban it would not run its national pavilion as it has done previously at London’s Defense & Security Equipment International (DSEI) event.
Israeli defense companies, such as Elbit Systems, Rafael, IAI, and Uvision, will still be able to attend.
Britain’s move had echoes of a dispute at the Paris Air Show three months ago, when France blocked off with black partitions the stands of Israeli defense companies after they refused to remove attack weapons from display, sparking a furious response from Israel.
A British government spokesperson said on Friday that the Israeli government’s decision to further escalate its military operation in Gaza was wrong.
“As a result, we can confirm that no Israeli government delegation will be invited to attend DSEI UK 2025.”
“There must be a diplomatic solution to end this war now, with an immediate ceasefire, the return of the hostages and a surge in humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza,” the spokesperson added.
Israel said Britain’s decision was a “regrettable act of discrimination” and “introduces political considerations wholly inappropriate for a professional defense industry exhibition.”
The four-day show, due to open on Sept. 9, features national delegations and private companies, who showcase military kit and weapons at London’s Excel center. The event takes place every other year.
DSEI is organized by a private company, Clarion Defense and Security, but with backing from the British government and the military.
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Israel Pounds Gaza City Outskirts as Military Push Quickens
Palestinians gather near a cemetery as smoke rises following an explosion during an Israeli operation in Gaza City, Aug. 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Israel‘s military stepped up armed operations around Gaza City on Friday, ending temporary pauses there that had allowed for aid deliveries, as it announced the recovery of the body of Ilan Weiss, a hostage seized by Hamas.
Israel is pushing ahead with a plan to take full control of the whole Gaza Strip, starting with Gaza City, with the goal of destroying Hamas after nearly 23 months of war.
“The local tactical pause in military activity will not apply to the area of Gaza City, which constitutes a dangerous combat zone,” the Israeli military said.
The Gaza City campaign has gradually intensified over the past week as Israel has urged civilians to leave for the south of the Palestinian enclave.
The Israeli military‘s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said the military was operating with great intensity on the outskirts of Gaza City and would “deepen our strikes” as it pressed its assault.
It announced daily 10-hour tactical pauses in fighting across the enclave and new aid corridors in late July, after months of restricted humanitarian deliveries drew international criticism.
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Germany Tells Nationals to Leave Iran, Fearing Retaliation Over Move With UK, France to Restore UN Sanctions
United Kingdom’s Ambassador to the United Nations Barbara Woodward, accompanied by other E3 members German Ambassador Ricklef Beutin and Deputy French Ambassador Jay Dharmadhikari, speaks to members of the press about Iran and nuclear weapons outside the UN Security Council chamber at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, Aug. 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Angelina Katsanis
Germany has told its nationals to leave Iran and refrain from traveling there to avoid getting caught in retaliatory acts by Tehran over Germany‘s role in triggering UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.
Britain, France, and Germany on Thursday launched a 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, a step likely to stoke tensions two months after Israel and the United States bombed Iran.
“As Iranian government representatives have repeatedly threatened with consequences in this case, it cannot be ruled out that German interests and nationals will be affected by countermeasures in Iran,” the foreign ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday.
“Currently, the German Embassy in Tehran can only provide limited consular assistance on site,” it warned.
Britain, France, and Germany urged Iran at the United Nations on Friday to meet three requirements so their threat of reimposing UN sanctions can be delayed to allow space for talks on a deal to address their concerns about Tehran’s nuclear program.
UN envoys for the three countries – known as the E3 – issued a joint statement before a closed-door Security Council meeting.
The E3 offered to delay reinstating sanctions – known as snapback – for up to six months if Iran restored access for UN nuclear inspectors, addressed concerns about its stock of enriched uranium, and engaged in talks with the United States.
“Our asks were fair and realistic,” said Britain’s UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward, who read the statement. “However, as of today, Iran has shown no indication that it is serious about meeting them.”
“We urge Iran to reconsider this position, to reach an agreement based on our offer, and to help create the space for a diplomatic solution to this issue for the long term,” she said, with her German and French counterparts standing next to her.
In response, Iran‘s UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said the E3 offer was “full of unrealistic preconditions.”
“They are demanding conditions that should be the outcome of negotiations, not the starting point, and they know these demands cannot be met,” he told reporters.
Iravani said the E3 should instead back “a short, unconditional technical extension of Resolution 2231,” which enshrines a 2015 nuclear deal that lifted UN and Western sanctions on Iran in return for curbs on its nuclear program.
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Russia and China have proposed a draft UN Security Council resolution that would extend the 2015 deal for six months and urge all parties to immediately resume negotiations. But they have not yet asked for a vote.
The pair, strategic allies of Iran, have removed controversial language from the draft – which they initially proposed on Sunday – that would have blocked the E3 from reimposing UN sanctions on Iran.
Iravani described the Russian and Chinese draft resolution as a practical step to give diplomacy more time. A resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the US, France, Britain, China, or Russia.
UN nuclear inspectors have returned to Iran for the first time since it suspended cooperation with them after attacks in June on its nuclear sites by Israel and the United States. But Iran has not yet reached an agreement on how it would resume full work with the International Atomic Energy Agency.