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Uncle Joe

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Wed Jan 14, 2026, 06:18 PM Wednesday

Epstein brokered meetings between Ehud Barak and UAE billionaire before Abraham Accords: Report

Disgraced financier and CEO of DP World shared a lewd joke over email as Epstein sought to 'leverage' UAE-Israel ties

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein brokered backchannel meetings between former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and UAE billionaire Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the CEO of Dubai's international port operator DP World, according to leaked emails.

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DP World is owned by the emirate of Dubai. It has expanded across the Middle East and Africa with the support of the UAE’s foreign policy. DP World's operations have come under renewed focus amid the UAE's rivalry with Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea.

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'Praise Allah for people like you'

The US framed the Abraham Accords as a historic breakthrough, but in reality, as the Epstein emails reveal, the UAE and Israel had deep intelligence and business backchannel ties for decades.

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In the 1980s, Epstein also had ties to Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, who coordinated with US and Israeli officials during the 1980s Iran-Contra affair.

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https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/jeffrey-epstein-brokered-meetings-between-ehud-barak-and-uae-billionaire-abraham-accords
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Epstein brokered meetings between Ehud Barak and UAE billionaire before Abraham Accords: Report (Original Post) Uncle Joe Wednesday OP
Who was Epstein working for? Irish_Dem Wednesday #1
I was just wondering if this is how a "deep state" works, and if *rump is still projecting? Uncle Joe Wednesday #2
Exactly. Irish_Dem Wednesday #3
Inquiring minds want to know. Joinfortmill Wednesday #4
It's too bad David Pecker didn't understand that. Uncle Joe Wednesday #5

Uncle Joe

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2. I was just wondering if this is how a "deep state" works, and if *rump is still projecting?
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 06:35 PM
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