{"id":319793,"date":"2025-12-11T07:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T07:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=319793"},"modified":"2025-12-12T08:53:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T08:53:50","slug":"leaked-emails-reveal-epsteins-central-role-in-pro-israel-causes-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=319793","title":{"rendered":"Leaked emails reveal Epstein\u2019s central role in pro-Israel causes in US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jeffrey Epstein and Leslie Wexner<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Press TV \u2013 Dec 10, 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Newly leaked emails have revealed that Jeffrey Epstein, long known for his criminal exploits, played a far more central role in billionaire Leslie Wexner\u2019s financial empire than previously acknowledged, directly influencing millions of dollars channeled to Israel-linked causes in the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Between 2003 and 2018, the Wexner Foundation, one of the most powerful pro-Israel financial organizations in the US, donated over $128 million to various Jewish and Israeli causes, ranking it the third-largest donor during that period.<\/p>\n<p>Although the foundation had previously claimed Epstein had \u201cno meaningful role\u201d in its finances, emails obtained by the whistleblower nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets, via Drop Site News, contradict that assertion.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: New leaked emails show that Jeffrey Epstein sat at the head of a powerful financial empire built to funnel money to promote Israeli interests in the United States. Epstein had power of attorney over the fortune of billionaire Les Wexner; but his emails reveal he was also the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IP3PvbEb85\">pic.twitter.com\/IP3PvbEb85<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Murtaza Hussain (@MazMHussain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MazMHussain\/status\/1998612027225317629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The emails, spanning 2005 to 2008, show Epstein acting as de facto chief financial officer for both the Wexner family office and the foundation, making decisions on taxes, lines of credit, large fund transfers, and politically sensitive grants.<\/p>\n<p>Many communications were routed through Darren Indyke, Epstein\u2019s personal lawyer and executor of his estate, who functioned as a \u201cmiddleman,\u201d shielding Epstein\u2019s influence under attorney-client privilege.<\/p>\n<p>Internal correspondence revealed Epstein\u2019s control over the allocation of funds among Wexner family entities and the foundation, with the family\u2019s financial controller routinely seeking Epstein\u2019s approval before approving transfers, even after his supposed resignation as trustee in September 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein\u2019s involvement extended to Wexner\u2019s broader pro-Israel initiatives, including funding college Hillels, birthright trips, and Harvard\u2019s Wexner Israel Fellowship, which sponsored Israeli officials on full scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>Emails also revealed Epstein\u2019s coordination with Wexner attorneys to execute large donations, including a $46 million transfer from Epstein-controlled entities to a new Wexner fund created for Abigail Koppel, named after her father, Yehuda Koppel, a figure linked to Israel\u2019s founding military intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Epstein\u2019s 2008 guilty plea to soliciting a minor, correspondence indicated his continued discreet connection to Wexner\u2019s business dealings, including outreach to global business leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation has defended its work as guided by \u201cpure Zionistic motivations\u201d,\u00a0claiming\u00a0that Epstein\u2019s involvement did not represent\u00a0undue influence.<\/p>\n<p>The emails also shed light on political entanglements in Israel, as former prime minister Ehud Barak received $2.3 million from the foundation for writing and advisory work, drawing scrutiny from right-wing politicians who sought to link Barak and Epstein to perceived foreign interference.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy reflects broader domestic battles over Israel\u2019s political and philanthropic networks, with figures like Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Barak publicly disputing claims tied to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein\u2019s deep integration into Wexner\u2019s financial\u00a0operations underscores the intricate interplay of personal wealth, and political influence, challenging previous narratives of his role and highlighting the broader global reach of his connections.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, shortly before Epstein\u2019s death, Wexner characterized himself as a victim, acknowledging he had been \u201cdeceived\u201d and that his trust in Epstein was \u201cgrossly misplaced,\u201d a statement reflecting the tangled legacy of one of the most controversial figures in modern finance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/Detail\/2025\/12\/10\/760363\/US-leaked-emails-reveal-Jeffrey-Epstein-role-Leslie-Wexner%E2%80%99s-philanthropic-empire-channel-millions-of-dollars-Israeli-linked-causes\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newly released emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s links with billionaire Leslie Wexner, whose financial empire has funneled more than $100 million to pro-Israeli causes in the 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