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Report Claims Israeli Government Installed Surveillance Equipment at Epstein's Manhattan Apartment

Israeli officials managed surveillance and controlled access at Epstein's Manhattan apartment used by former PM Ehud Barak, with operations running from 2016 to 2017.

  • Starting in early 2016, U.S. Department of Justice emails show the Israeli government installed security equipment and controlled access at 301 E. 66th Street, a residence frequently used by former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak.
  • Rafi Shlomo, then-director of protective service at the Israeli mission to the United Nations, coordinated with Epstein employees and maintained Barak's security operation for at least two years.
  • Emails show that Epstein personally approved the installation of alarms, six sensors on windows, and remote access controls, with physical alterations made by Israeli officials. Nili Priell and Lesley Groff confirmed Epstein authorized the modifications.
  • Rivals quickly seized on the disclosures, with Netanyahu suggesting the ties implicate Barak rather than Israel, while Barak downplayed the relationship, saying `didn’t support me or pay me`.
  • The disclosures come amid releases of millions of Epstein-related files showing his funding of Israeli groups and that Yoni Koren, longtime aide to Barak, used the apartment through 2019.
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dropsitenews.com broke the news in on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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