Emails released by the United States Department of Justice indicate that Israeli government security officials were involved in installing and maintaining a security system at an apartment associated with Jeffrey Epstein at 301 East 66th Street in Manhattan in 2016.
The apartment was frequently used by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak during visits to New York. Correspondence involving Barak's wife, Nili Priell, Epstein's staff, and personnel from Israel's permanent mission to the United Nations describes arrangements concerning the security system.
The correspondence describes alarms, window sensors, and remote access capabilities. The records also indicate that Rafi Shlomo, who was responsible for protective services at Israel's mission to the United Nations, was involved in coordinating security arrangements at the apartment.
In correspondence from January 2016, Priell discussed the security system with Epstein aide Lesley Groff. The messages described procedures for remotely disabling the system before authorized people entered the apartment. Other correspondence indicated that Epstein had approved physical modifications required for the installation.
The released correspondence indicates that Israeli officials and Epstein's staff continued to communicate about the apartment's security and access arrangements during 2016 and 2017.
The available records identify government personnel associated with Israel's mission to the United Nations as participants in the installation and administration of the security system. They do not establish that an Israeli private security company performed the installation.
The records also do not establish from the security correspondence alone that the system was operated by Israel's Mossad intelligence service or that the installation was part of an intelligence operation. Those claims require evidence beyond the documented involvement of Israeli government security personnel.
The details became publicly reported in February 2026 following the release of Justice Department records concerning Epstein. The records provide documentation of security coordination between Epstein's staff and Israeli government personnel at the Manhattan apartment.
