When Iran burned effigies of Baal recently, it was said to have been a symbolic statement about Western corruption and, more specifically, the dark influence of the Epstein network:
During state-organized rallies marking Iran’s 1979 revolution anniversary, demonstrators in several cities burned large statues of a horned, bull-headed figure identified by organizers as “Baal,” an ancient deity referenced in biblical and Islamic tradition.
The burnings, some reported to have taken place at the same time in different cities, were presented by organizers as a symbolic protest linked to renewed online conspiracy theories surrounding the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and alleged child abuse by Western elites.
While the Wikipedia entries for “Baal” are numerous, the entry about its modern application to the Epstein files indicates how flimsy the reference actually is, since most of the BAAL references in the files aren’t actually referring to a deity, but to a bank account:
On January 30, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) released a portion of the Epstein files that mention the word “Baal”. Some online claims attach the worship of Baal to satanic rituals and the occult, and link it to allegations involving American financer and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; however, the released materials provide no clear evidentiary basis for that inference. The appearance is said to be consistent with financial-document field text and, in at least one widely circulated example, appears to be an optical character recognition (OCR) or scanning artifact in which “Bank Name” is misread as “Baal. name”.
Was connecting “Baal” to Jeffrey Epstein a stretch? Or, even worse, was it spreading anti-semitism, like this link suggests?
Instead of stripping the references in the files of its context, I’m going to do the opposite with etymology and the one reference to “Baal” in the Epstein files that is NOT a reference to a bank account.
First, the etymology:
The spelling of the English term “Baal” derives from the Greek Báal (Βάαλ) which appears in the New Testament and Septuagint, and from its Latinized form Baal, which appears in the Vulgate. These forms in turn derive from the vowel-less Northwest Semitic form bʿl (Phoenician and Punic: 𐤁𐤏𐤋). The word’s biblical senses as a Phoenician deity and false gods generally were extended during the Protestant Reformation to denote any idols, icons of the saints, or the Catholic Church generally. In such contexts, it follows the anglicized pronunciation and usually omits any mark between its two As. In close transliteration of the Semitic name, the ayin is represented, as Baʿal.
In the Northwest Semitic languages—Ugaritic, Phoenician, Hebrew, Amorite, and Aramaic—the word baʿal signified “owner” and, by extension, “lord”, a “master”, or “husband”. Cognates include the Akkadian Bēlu (𒂗),[b] Amharic bal (ባል), and Arabic baʿl (بعل). Báʿal (בַּעַל) and baʿl still serve as the words for “husband” in modern Hebrew and Arabic respectively. They also appear in some contexts concerning the ownership of things or possession of traits.
And second, here’s the Epstein file about the Epstein foundation with a reference to an organization that has “Baal” in its name:
The above content shows the impressive influence on American culture from a man with a DEEP appreciation for Jewish philanthropy, like the organization that helps provide FREE housing and medical care, but only for a certain group of people.
And here’s more context on the “Reb Meir Baal Haness charity” and how they help their people:
The concept of Reb Meir Baal Haness dates back to the very first settlers of Eretz Yisroel in the 1500’s. The great mekubalim (kabbalists) of Sephardic Jewry, among them the holy Bais Yosef and the Alshich, ascribed the merit of the holy Tanna, Reb Meir, exclusively to those who support the resettlement of Eretz Yisroel. The Gemara in Avoda Zara relates a fascinating episode, where the great Tanna (sage of the Mishna), Reb Meir, revealed a secret formula for miraculous salvation. As a reward for someone who had done him a personal favor, Reb Meir shared with him that should he ever be faced by any danger he should recite the words “Elaka D’Meir Anaini” – The G-d of Reb Meir please answer me – and he will miraculously be saved. The Gemara goes on to reveal a series of miraculous events invoked by the recital of “Elaka D’Meir Anaini” – hence the name Reb Meir Baal Haness.
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In keeping with its mission, Kollel Shomrei Hachomos, Reb Meir Baal Haness was the first to build large-scale free housing units outside the Old City walls. The famous Batei Ungarin complex, with its hundreds of rent-free apartments, provided the nucleus for the development of today’s bustling Meah She’arim neighborhood.
To conclude today’s post, let me anticipate the claims of anti-semitism that always come when a certain group of people are criticized, since no one plays the victim card as expertly as the tiny hats.
To remind Montanans how terrible they were decades ago, the Washington Post ran an op-ed last December about what happened in Billings in the early 90’s so that Jews in 2025 could recall a simpler time period of purer victimhood status:
To my non-Jewish friends asking what they can do about antisemitism: This Sunday and for the next eight days, light a Hanukkah menorah. It’s a small but powerful way to stand shoulder to shoulder with Jewish communities under attack—and it’s a tactic that’s defeated such hate in America before.
In 1993 Billings, Mont., was rocked by antisemitic attacks from white supremacists seeking to establish an Aryan state. They desecrated the Jewish cemetery and made bomb threats against the synagogue. Then they threw a brick through the bedroom window of a 5-year-old Jewish boy, Isaac Schnitzer, aiming for the menorah on the sill.
The police advised his mother, Tammie, to take down her Hanukkah decorations to avoid drawing attention. That didn’t sit well with Tammie. She expressed her concerns to the Billings Gazette, which printed them. How, Tammie asked, could she explain to a child that today in America Jews must hide their menorahs—especially during a holiday celebrating their freedom to worship?
Well, Tammie, just explain to little Isaac that he’ll only be safe when every enemy of the Jewish faith is slaughtered without mercy in a vast sea of blood because that is what a just God would want for His people.
My Montana/Epstein coverage will continue, and it will continue to be the MOST EXTENSIVE coverage of Montana/Epstein connections out there because I don’t stop at what other news sources tell me, I go to the files themselves to find out what’s REALLY going on with the psychopath class and the playground they call Big Sky Country.
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