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Mossad informed the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] and CIA in August 2001 that, based on its intelligence, as many as 200 terrorists were slipping into the United States and planning "a major assault on the United States". The Israeli intelligence agency cautioned the FBI that it had picked up indications of a "large-scale target" in the United States and that Americans would be "very vulnerable".<ref name="latimes2001">[http://articles.latimes.com/2001/sep/20/news/mn-47840 Officials Told of ‘Major Assault’ Plans].</ref> However, "It is not known whether U.S. authorities thought the warning to be credible, or whether it contained enough details to allow counter-terrorism teams to come up with a response." A month later, terrorists struck at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon [[September 11 attacks|in the largest terrorist attack in history]].<ref name="latimes2001"/>
The US journalists [[Dylan Howard]], Melissa Cronin and James Robertson linked the Mossad to American sex offender [[Jeffrey Epstein]] in their book ''Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales''. They relied for the most part on the former Israeli intelligence officer [[Ari Ben-Menashe]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-09 |title=The disturbing reason Jeffrey Epstein's homes had a camera in every room |url=https://7news.com.au/the-morning-show/jeffrey-epstein-was-a-mossad-spy-says-investigative-journalist-dylan-howard-c-595812 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227003644/https://7news.com.au/the-morning-show/jeffrey-epstein-was-a-mossad-spy-says-investigative-journalist-dylan-howard-c-595812 |archive-date=December 27, 2021 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=7NEWS |language=en}}</ref> According to him, Epstein's activities as a spy served to gather compromising material on powerful people in order to [[blackmail]] them.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McKay |first=Hollie |date=2020-06-17 |title=Jeffrey Epstein's alleged 'spy' ties under fresh scrutiny in new book |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/jeffrey-epsteins-alleged-spy-ties-under-fresh-scrutiny-in-new-book |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107120103/https://www.foxnews.com/us/jeffrey-epsteins-alleged-spy-ties-under-fresh-scrutiny-in-new-book |archive-date=January 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> There is also a possible connection to the Mossad via Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father [[Robert Maxwell]] is said to have had contacts with the Mossad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O’ Malley |first=JP |title=For writer who broke Epstein case, a rumored Mossad link is worth digging into. |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-writer-who-broke-epstein-case-a-rumored-mossad-link-is-worth-digging-into/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104185331/https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-writer-who-broke-epstein-case-a-rumored-mossad-link-is-worth-digging-into/ |archive-date=January 4, 2024 |access-date=January 7, 2024 |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref> Epstein's victim [[Virginia Giuffre]] also alleged Epstein to be an intelligence asset, linking on [[Twitter]] to a [[Reddit]] page, that alleged Epstein being a spy, running a blackmail operation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=Jack Royston Chief Royal |date=2023-10-05 |title=Prince Andrew's accuser shares Jeffrey Epstein spy theory |url=https://www.newsweek.com/prince-andrew-virginia-giuffre-jeffrey-epstein-spy-theory-1832295 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107063023/https://www.newsweek.com/prince-andrew-virginia-giuffre-jeffrey-epstein-spy-theory-1832295 |archive-date=January 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>
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