CIA whistleblower exposes Israeli espionage deep in Washington

John Kiriakou, a former CIA officer, has sparked controversy by exposing the presence of dozens of Israeli spies within the U.S. governing apparatus.

Kiriakou stated that on his first day at the CIA in 1990, during a security briefing, all new analysts were warned that “the Israelis conduct the most espionage operations against the United States,” even though Israeli officials frequently portray the U.S. as “their best friend” in American media.

In his interview, Kiriakou emphasized that the FBI, during the 1990s and early 2000s, arrested numerous members of Israeli spy networks, including 187 Israelis accused of espionage. According to the former CIA officer, these spies had infiltrated large numbers of U.S. defense contractors.

These claims emerge alongside ongoing revelations related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, involving figures such as Donald Trump and Bill Clinton. Epstein’s close ties to Israeli officials have fueled speculation that he was spying on behalf of Israel.

Some analysts believe Epstein was “a mere pawn for Mossad” to blackmail powerful Americans. Others argue that by trafficking underage girls to politicians and American business elites, Epstein sought to collect compromising information to advance Israeli objectives.

Reports of Israeli spy infiltration in the U.S. come at a time when, according to Kiriakou, American officials lacked the courage to punish or confront the 187 spies simply because “they were Israeli.”

The former CIA officer stressed: “No one was ever seriously prosecuted or expelled because Israelis have a powerful lobby in Congress and the White House.”

Meanwhile, the U.S. treats alleged spies from other countries, including China and Russia, very differently—such operatives are immediately punished or expelled from the country.