Ari Ben-Menashe

Former high-ranking Israeli military intelligence official who claims to have met Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in the 1980s and states they worked for Israeli intelligence.

Key Relationships

Worked With

• Person Nick Davies - Davies worked with Ben-Menashe and Maxwell on arms deals for Israeli intelligence Alleged
• Person Robert Maxwell - Ben-Menashe worked with Robert Maxwell on Iran-Contra arms deals for Israeli intelligence Alleged

Associated With

• Person Nick Davies - Nick Davies worked with Ben-Menashe and Robert Maxwell as part of their group involved in Israeli intelligence operat... Credible Reporting
• Person Nick Davies - Ben-Menashe and Davies worked together on Iran-Contra weapons transfers with Robert Maxwell Credible Reporting
• Person Seymour Hersh - Hersh interviewed Ben-Menashe and independently corroborated his claims about Robert Maxwell being an Israeli spy Multiple Sources
• Person Robert Maxwell - Ben-Menashe was part of a group with Robert Maxwell, Nick Davies, and Israeli team involved in Iran-Contra arms deals... Credible Reporting
• Person Robert Maxwell - Ben-Menashe worked with Robert Maxwell on Iran-Contra weapons transfers to Iran on behalf of Israeli intelligence Credible Reporting
• Person Father of Ghislaine Maxwell - Involved together in Iran-Contra arms deals for Israeli intelligence Credible Reporting
• Person Father of Ghislaine Maxwell - Ben-Menashe worked with Robert Maxwell on arms transfers and weapons sales from Israel to Iran on behalf of Israeli i... Credible Reporting
• Person Jeffrey Epstein - Ben-Menashe met Epstein a few times in Maxwell's office during the mid-1980s introduction period Alleged
• Event Iran-Contra arms deals - Ben-Menashe was involved in Iran-Contra arms deals as part of his work for Israeli military intelligence Credible Reporting

Interviewed

• Person Seymour Hersh - Hersh interviewed Ben-Menashe and independently corroborated claims about Robert Maxwell being an Israeli spy. Credible Reporting
• Person Zev Shalev - Zev Shalev conducted interview with Ben-Menashe about Epstein and Maxwell Single Source
• Person Robert Parry - Parry interviewed Ben-Menashe in prison about Iran-Contra and PROMIS. Credible Reporting

Mentioned In

• Person Seymour Hersh - Ben-Menashe first revealed secrets about Robert Maxwell being an Israeli spy to Seymour Hersh, who independently corr... Credible Reporting
• Person Zev Shalev - Zev Shalev conducted an interview with Ari Ben-Menashe about Epstein and Maxwell's alleged intelligence connections Credible Reporting
• Person Zev Shalev - Ben-Menashe gave an interview to Zev Shalev of Narativ about Epstein and Maxwell working for Israeli intelligence Credible Reporting
• Person Robert Parry - Parry interviewed Ben-Menashe in prison about Iran-Contra and PROMIS software Credible Reporting
• Person Robert Parry - Robert Parry interviewed Ben-Menashe in prison about Iran-Contra and PROMIS. Credible Reporting
• Organization MintPress News - MintPress News reports on claims made by Ari Ben-Menashe about Epstein and Maxwell Single Source
• Organization Narativ - Narativ published Zev Shalev's interview with Ari Ben-Menashe about Epstein and Maxwell Credible Reporting
• Person Ghislaine Maxwell - Ben-Menashe claims to have met Ghislaine Maxwell through her father Robert Maxwell in the 1980s when she and Epstein ... Alleged

Connected To

• Person Zev Shalev - Shalev interviewed Ben-Menashe for Narativ about Epstein and Maxwell. Credible Reporting
• Document PROMIS software - Ben-Menashe provided testimony about U.S.-Israel collusion regarding the theft and backdoor in PROMIS software. Credible Reporting
• Person Father of Ghislaine Maxwell - Maxwell worked with Ben-Menashe on arms transfers for Israeli intelligence during Iran-Contra. Alleged
• Person Ghislaine Maxwell - Former Israeli intelligence official claims to have supervised Ghislaine Maxwell Alleged

Employed By

• Organization Directorate of Military Intelligence (Israel) - Ari Ben-Menashe was a former senior executive for Israel's Directorate of Military Intelligence Single Source
• Organization Israeli Intelligence - Ari Ben-Menashe is described as a former Israeli intelligence officer, indicating he was employed by Israeli intellig... Credible Reporting

Testified In

• Organization Senate Judiciary Committee - Ben-Menashe gave a sworn statement to the House Judiciary Committee about U.S.-Israel collusion regarding PROMIS soft... Single Source
• Organization House Judiciary Committee - Ben-Menashe gave a sworn statement to the House Judiciary Committee about U.S.-Israel collusion regarding PROMIS soft... Court Record

Met

• Person Ghislaine Maxwell - Ben-Menashe claims to have met Ghislaine Maxwell in the 1980s Alleged
• Person Jeffrey Epstein - Ari Ben-Menashe claims to have met Jeffrey Epstein several times in Robert Maxwell's office in the mid-1980s. Alleged

Part Of

• Event Iran-Contra arms deals - Ben-Menashe was involved in Iran-Contra arms deals between Israel and Iran Alleged

Source Documents & Evidence