The global elite in the shadow of Jeffrey Epstein

The mainstream media is largely ignoring the real scandal in this story.

By Antony Loewenstein

For years, I mostly ignored the Jeffrey Epstein story. Not because it wasn’t interesting and relevant but there was a distinct lack of hard evidence backing the (often) wild conspiracy theories connecting Epstein to the global political and financial elites, and Israel.

That has changed.

It’s now undeniable that Epstein was incredibly close to Israeli intelligence, a fact that remains largely ignored in the Western media. What this says about the nature of Epstein’s vast criminality, against children and women, speaks volumes about the wilful blindness expressed by legacy media outlets.

The US outlet, Drop Site News, have produced many stunning stories on how Epstein became a key power broker connecting Israel and its defence/surveillance sectors to innumerable nations from Mongolia to the Ivory Coast.

One of the writers of these investigations, Murtaza Hussain, explains both the significance of the revelations and the reticence of corporate media to explore it:

Because of elite capture of many institutions, the coverage of Epstein’s activities by establishment news outlets feels a lot more like damage control than accountability. Despite his extensively documented political influence and even his role in shaping frontier research in AI and biotechnology, Epstein himself has attempted to be quarantined as merely a “con-man” and “dead pervert.” What is being covered up here are not his sexual abuses, but what his role and activities reveal about how power actually operates today.

With some notable exceptions, the general public has had to read independent mediato really understand the Epstein scandal while outlets like the New York Times produce huge amounts of coverage and mostly ignore the late paedophiles’ ties to global intelligence networks.

On my recently launched weekly podcast series, I examined how Epstein, Israel and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak were key nodes in an international campaign to deepen the Jewish state’s influence:

 

Here are the other recent episodes of my podcast (which you can listen/watch on Spotify, Apple and YouTube). Just search for “The Antony Loewenstein Podcast”.

The legacy of the post 9/11 “war on terror”:

 

An interview with Palestinian writer and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah:

 

The weaponisation of Jewish trauma after the Bondi terror attack:

 

An interview with Grace Tame on the proliferation of child sexual abuse material online:

 

 

My podcast is independently produced by two amazing women, Lem Zakharia and Lena Helou, and relies on your $ donation to thrive so please consider supporting it.

I’ve been overwhelmed by the global response to my podcast, proving that there’s a real hunger for critical analysis.

 

The Israeli President Isaac Herzog recently visited Australia in the wake of the Bondi terror attack in December. The 4-day trip was met with huge protests around the country, a justified response considering Herzog’s racist and inflammatory past (and that’s being kind). He’s also accused of inciting genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in the wake of 7 October 2023.

I spoke at the Sydney rally in front of around 20k people:

 

 

Jewish Council of Australia on Instagram: The simple fact is …

 

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Police violence was unleashed against peaceful protesters in Sydney and some speakers were demonised and defamed.

Nonetheless, there are huge numbers of Australians who are outraged by Israel’s actions in Gaza, the West Bank and beyond and won’t stay silent.

 

I continue to speak to international media outlets about the state of the Middle East, from Palestine to Iran:

My global best-selling book, The Palestine Laboratory, is just out in Japanese.

I recently spoke remotely at an event in Tokyo that campaigned against the country’s increasing military ties with Israel and opposition to the purchase of Israeli drones.

My comments start at 1:22:34:

The book is also just out in a Bahasa Indonesian edition and continues to generate interest there.

 

In the last year, I’ve released two major films in collaboration with the UK production company, Black Leaf Films.

Here’s the two-part series, The Palestine Laboratory, based on my book:

Here’s a recent positive review of the series:

 

 

In late 2024, I released a 4-part podcast series, inspired by my book, with Drop Site News in the US:

Drop Site News

Episode 1: Start-Up Nation

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Investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein questions the narratives he was taught growing up in the Jewish Diaspora as he traces the origins of Israel’s military-industrial complex, examining how Israel became one of the world’s leading arms and tech exporters. When a military force essentially creates a nation, can they ever be truly separated…

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My monthly column for the UK outlet, Middle East Eye:

 

 

What’s the Israeli and US “vision” for Gaza? A disaster capitalism paradise.

I spoke to the Spanish outlet, El Salto, about it:

AI weaponry is thriving in the world and yet most governments refuse to regulate it.

At the outlet that I co-created and co-edit with fellow journalist Peter Cronau, Declassified Australia, we recently published a startling story:

 

You can follow me on Instagram and Twitter for constantly updated content. My website has information about all my work, books and documentary films stretching back to 2003.

I’m an independent journalist without any institutional backing. If you’re able to support me financially, by donating money to continue this work, I’d hugely appreciate it. You can find donating options in the menu bar at the top of my website, via Substack and here.

Thanks very much for reading.

Take care.

Antony

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