Newspaper reveals .. The relationship of the American billionaire suicide Epstein to Saudi Arabia and Israel

In an article on Middle East Eye, Chloe Beyoncett writes that the story of the arrest of wealthy American businessman Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sex crimes, shook the world in July and then his "apparent suicide" in his cell last week, further confirmed the suspicion about His links to the richest and most powerful people in the world.

Beyoncét, a French journalist working in the Middle East, noted that media reports and court documents revealed new details about Epstein's life, including his relations with the Middle East, particularly figures in Saudi Arabia and Israel.

As a billionaire who has worked in finance for decades and invested millions of dollars in hedge funds and various companies, Epstein has contacted many wealthy and influential figures around the world.

He reportedly boasted that his vast social circle had made him a powerful intermediary to link business companies to potential funders.

She pointed to what is now known as the "Epstein Black Notebook", which was copied and published by his personal server in 2015, noting that it includes several prominent business contacts.

They alluded to prominent names in the address book that included Israeli capitalist Yariv Zoghoul, Saudi businessman Amr al-Dabbagh, Syrian-Saudi financier Wafik Said, and British-Lebanese chief executive Amadou Fakhri, who spent two years in prison in Cuba for alleged corruption.

In a report published on Monday, New York Times journalist James Stewart wrote that Epstein told him he had spoken to the Saudis about a possible investment in Tesla, owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, but did not disclose the identity of the Saudis or any other details.

One year before he committed suicide, Epstein boasted about his ties to powerful Saudi leaders, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and showed the journalist a picture of bin Salman hanging at his palace in New York last August. He visited him several times and they talked a lot. "

Epstein's address book also mentions “Saud, Prince Salman,” widely believed to be King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Bandar bin Sultan.

She cited a July report by the Daily Beast that the FBI had found an expired Austrian passport for Epstein along with other valuables in his locker at Manhattan Palace.The photo had a fake name and a Saudi address.

According to court documents, Ebstein's lawyer said he planned to use the passport to protect himself from "potential kidnappers or terrorists." They never denied using the passport.

She noted that the Epstein question in Saudi Arabia had already had a significant impact in Israel.His address book included a short section on behalf of Israel that included contact information for former prime ministers Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert, as well as other individuals with addresses for more than one e-mail to the Israeli government.

According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the two men in 2015 - long after Epstein was convicted of sexual charges - co-financed the reporter Homeland Security, a start-up security company headed by Ehud Barak and now called Carbine.

Haaretz also reported that Barak had received millions from the Wexner Foundation, a charitable organization of Epstein's well-known partner Les Wessner.

The full impact of Epstein's relations with the Middle East continues to unfold, and many questions remain unanswered.