Epstein victim lawyer: US law enforcement knows identity of "well-known Prime Minister" accused of brutal assault - WED 22Oct2025National & International News -

Epstein victim attorney: US law enforcement knows identity of “well-known Prime Minister” accused of brutal assault

A memoir of Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre has been published 6 months after Giuffre took her own life earlier this year. In addition to reviving the controversy around Britain’s Prince Andrew, whom Giuffre accused of assaulting her, the memoir revealed Giuffre’s alleged encounter with an unnamed “well-known prime minister“. The book graphically describes the prime minister (whose country is not named) brutally choking, beating and raping her on Epstein’s private island in 2002 when Giuffre was 18.

Giuffre’s attorney Sigrid McCawley told CNN that US law enforcement knows the identity of the accused prime minister. McCawley said she was not aware of any action taken by the Department of Justice under any presidential administration to investigate Giuffre’s claims against this prime minister. Epstein’s island, Little St. James, is part of the US Virgin Islands and is under US federal jurisdiction.

It is unclear who this prime minister is or where he hails from. Epstein had dealings with high-ranking political officials from many countries. However, in 2020, Times of Israel reported that court filings showed Giuffre had accused former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, a close associate of Epstein. The accusation came to light after Epstein’s attorney Alan Dershowitz sued Giuffre for defamation after she named Dershowitz as one of the powerful men Epstein coerced her into performing sexual services for.

Reports have also connected Epstein with other Israeli Prime Ministers, including Ehud Olmert and Shimon Peres. Barak claims he first met Epstein at a private event in 2003 organized by Peres, which would have been after Giuffre’s alleged assault took place.

Ms. McCawley also said that Giuffre would have been “devastated” by the Trump administration’s recent decision to move Epstein’s convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum security prison, as well as recent open discussion of a presidential pardon. Giuffre claimed it Maxwell introduced her to Epstein and participated in her abuse.

Arizona sues to force swearing in of Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, whom Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to seat. Grijalva could give the final signature needed on a discharge petition to force a House vote on releasing the Epstein files.

UN court rules Israel must cease restricting aid into Gaza

The International Court of Justice issued a non-binding advisory opinion today, finding that Israel is in breach of its humanitarian obligations to the Palestinians of Gaza under international law. The court issued the opinion in response to a request from the UN General Assembly in December after Israel banned the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from operating within its territory. The court found that Israel as an occupying power has an obligation to work with UN agencies to ensure humanitarian aid and access to the people of Gaza.

The judges also said that Israel has failed to prove its claims that a significant number of UNRWA’s 13,000 staff members in Gaza are affiliated with Hamas. Israel has used this accusation to justify lethal targeting and imprisonment of hundreds of UNRWA’s workers in Gaza since October 2023, as well as barring them from delivering aid in the territory. The court stated that Israel’s total blockade of Gaza violates international law.

Since January 2024, the ICJ has repeatedly ordered Israel to uphold its legal and humanitarian obligations both to the UN and the millions of Palestinians living under its occupation, both in Gaza and the West Bank. These included orders to refrain from actions that could violate the prohibition on genocide. Israel has ignored these orders and accused both the UN and the ICJ of either “antisemitism” or anti-Israel bias. However, other UN member states are required to abide by the court’s rulings and opinions where their dealings with Israel are concerned.

The ceasefire agreement signed earlier this month required Israel to allow no fewer than 600 trucks of humanitarian supplies per day into the Gaza Strip. While both US and Israeli officials say Israel is abiding by this agreement, officials in Gaza and reporters on the ground say daily entries have fallen far short of that. The Gaza Media Office reports that Israel has only allowed an average of about 89 trucks per day to enter Gaza since the ceasefire began.

Hundreds of Jewish public figures and former Israeli officials warn that the ceasefire agreement fails to address Israel’s occupation, apartheid and denial of Palestinian rights.

Dozens of Israeli soldiers named in ICC complaint on the killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab, as well as her family members and two rescue workers.

Trump officials privately worry Israeli PM Netanyahu could sabotage the ceasefire. One official describes trips to Israel by Vance, Rubio as “Bibisitting”.

At least 135 mutilated Palestinian bodies returned by Israel were held at notorious prison where many were tortured to death.