Ari Ben-Menashe
33
Connections
6
Sources
1.3
Quality /10
4
Entity Types
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.
Connection Graph
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Evidence Breakdown
alleged
9 (27%)
Mutual Connections
Entities connected to Ari Ben-Menashe through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.
Connected via: Zev Shalev, Robert Maxwell, Father of Ghislaine Maxwell +5 more
Document
Epstein Case Files
Connected via: Zev Shalev, Robert Maxwell, Narativ +4 more
Organization
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Connected via: Robert Maxwell, Father of Ghislaine Maxwell, Ghislaine Maxwell +2 more
Location
Israel
Connected via: Robert Maxwell, Father of Ghislaine Maxwell, Ghislaine Maxwell +2 more
Person
Alan Dershowitz
Connected via: MintPress News, Ghislaine Maxwell, Israeli Intelligence +2 more
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
“Former high-ranking Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe imparted his own, old knowledge Epstein had 'started working with Israeli Intelligence... collecting secrets' (year or era not given).”
“They relied for the most part on the former Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe. According to him, Epstein's activities as a spy served to gather compromising material on powerful people in order to blackmail them.”Accessed: 2026-02-22
“Jeffrey Epstein's Former Mentor Reveals Incriminating Tapes Exist — But Deep-State Cabal Buried Them”Accessed: 2026-02-26
“Former Israeli Intel Official Claims Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell Worked for Israel - mintpressnews.com”Accessed: 2026-03-16
Added: 2026-02-22
· Updated: 2026-05-06
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