New Epstein tie to Israel Defense Forces uncovered

A photo of Jeffrey Epstein wearing an Israel Defense Forces sweatshirt while posing with his longtime butler on his infamous private jet has surfaced, Knewz.com can reveal. The image of the convicted predator has gone viral as rumors swirl that Epstein allegedly helped run the “blackmail honey” program for Israel’s intelligence agency.

Epstein’s longtime butler Valdson Vieira Cotrin, who oversaw the disgraced financier’s Paris home, shared the photo during an interview in which he claimed his former boss “loved life too much” to inflict harm upon himself. In the photo, Epstein is seen wearing a brown IDF sweatshirt and smiling as he poses next to Cotrin on his private jet. Epstein has long been accused of being a spy for Israel, claims his former lawyer Alan Dershowitz said he “laughed off.”

Dershowitz, who was once falsely accused of abuse by late Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, dismissed rumors that Israel used Epstein to gain information on the rich and powerful. The controversial defense attorney recalled discussing the “blackmail honey” operation rumors with Epstein, saying, “We discussed it and the answer was no. He laughed. No intelligence agency would really trust him.” He noted that Epstein would have told him if he were a spy “to try to get him a better deal.” Said Dershowitz, “That’s not something he would keep from his lawyers. That’s something he would tell his lawyers.” Theories about Epstein being a secret undercover agent surfaced shortly after he was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 while he was awaiting his trafficking trial. Conspiracy theorists alleged Epstein was killed because of damning information he had on individuals included on his rumored “client list,” which the Department of Justice denied exists in a controversial memo. The rumors have recently gained traction thanks to popular media figures like Tucker Carlson promoting the theory to his audience.

In July, former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett slammed Carlson for promoting the theories, which he called a “vicious wave of slander and lies against” the Jewish state. “As a former Israeli Prime Minister, with the Mossad having reported directly to me, I say to you with 100% certainty: The accusation that Jeffrey Epstein somehow worked for Israel or the Mossad running a blackmail ring is categorically and totally false,” Bennett said. “This accusation is a lie being peddled by prominent online personalities such as Tucker Carlson pretending they know things they don’t.”

Theories on Epstein’s past dealings and death have been reinvigorated amid outrage over President Donald Trump and his administration’s handling of the Epstein files. Despite the fact that the former reality star campaigned on the promise of transparency and releasing the sealed documents to the public, the Justice Department closed the case, prompting cover-up accusations due to Trump’s well-documented friendship with Epstein. Tensions flared when Trump’s former defense attorney and current deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, met with Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell for two days. Critics feared Maxwell would clear Trump’s name in exchange for a pardon, which the president acknowledged he had the power to do. Days after Maxwell met with Blanche, she was transferred from a Tallahassee prison to a low-security facility in Texas.