The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) officially presented a report to Congress concerning the redactions in the documents released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Saturday, including a mention of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
It contained a comprehensive list of all government officials and “politically exposed persons” named or referenced in the Epstein files.
The report was delivered on February 14, 2026, by Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
The alleged letter to Congress detailed the reasons behind the Department of Justice’s redactions in the Epstein files.
The alleged letter provided a general overview of the types of redactions that were implemented in the Epstein files, along with an extensive list of prominent individuals including Netanyahu, even if they had no direct interactions with Epstein or his long-time associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, but were mentioned in various sources such as press articles.
Israeli references in the Epstein files
An undercover FBI informant “became convinced” that Epstein was an Israeli spy, as stated in a document among the millions of pages released by the Justice Department last week.
The government record details the informant, referred to in official terms as a confidential human source (CHS), recalling that Epstein’s lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, informed then-US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Alexander Acosta, “that Epstein was affiliated with both US and allied intelligence services.”
“CHS documented phone conversations between Dershowitz and Epstein, during which he/she took notes. Following these discussions, Mossad would subsequently contact Dershowitz for a debriefing.
Epstein had a close relationship with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and received training as a spy under his guidance,” the document states.
The informant noted that Barak “believed Netanyahu was a criminal” and concluded that Epstein was likely a co-opted Mossad agent amidst the regional tensions involving Israel.
Nevertheless, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted on Friday that Epstein “did not work for Israel.”
In his initial public response to the Epstein documents, Netanyahu posted on the social media platform X that Epstein’s “unusually close relationship with Ehud Barak does not imply that Epstein worked for Israel. It indicates the contrary.”
