Coa Paley Lord Levy on Epstein donations to IPI: - Il was upset Lord Michael Levy, who for a number of years collected money for Labor and Tony Blair, sat on the board of Terje Rad-Larsen's mind smith without knowing anything about the support from Jeffrey Epstein. @ Imi Published. 27119-1237 updated: 2monthaago Lord Michael Levys a close fiend of Tony Blairand one ofthe UK's best fundraisers for Labor and former board member of TerjeRa¢-Larsen'st IPL Hecahe ie pictured in July 2008, (Phate: h esr Phe was shocked when he ead about Jefcey€ i Curty [AFP / NTB'Scanpls) Tore Gjerstad and Gard Oterholm ein’ money gift to Twas upset by reading about Epstein's donation and his relationship with Terje Rod-Larsen and IPI. ‘Thisis according to Lord Michael Levy, who until recently sat on the board of the International Peace Institute (IPI). The British House member has been so successful in raising money for former Prime Minister Tony Blair, the British Labor Party and Jewish organizations thathe is called Lord Cashpoint in his home country.He responds after last week the DN talked about how the sex offender Jefftey Epstein's foundation gave millions to the thought smith, which is led by Norwegian Terje Rad-Larsen. The donation appears in reports to the US Tax Administration in 2017. Support from Epstein is also mentioned in press releases associated with his foundations, one of which is dated to 2013. DN has also found a list of recipients of support from Epstein on his old website, where IPTis on a list from the period between 2010 and 2012. arsen’s thot foundation. (Photo Knew nothing Levy says he had no idea about the money support. - Iresigned as a board member some time ago and I had no knowledge that IPI received money from Jeffrey Epstein. | also knew nothing about the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Terje Rod-Larsen and IPI, he says.DN's documentary last week revealed that in 2013, Red-Larsen was ata dinner where Epstein was present. He has not answered questions about the circumstances and his relationship with Epstein. “[ don't know Epstein at all except what I've read in the press, and I've never talked to him, met him or had any contact with him,” says Levy. Levy was Blair's special envoy to the Middle East for nine years, and it was during this work that he became acquainted with Terje Rod-Larsen and his spouse Mona Juul, who were central to the Oslo process in the 1990s and later played important roles for the UN and Norway. Because of this knowledge, Levy was asked in 2015 to sit on the board of IPI where he sat until last year. Still silent DN has sent statements from the former board member to Terje Red-Larsen, who has not responded. He still has not commented on the Epstein support for IPI. ‘The only comment from the think tank has come in an unsigned press release that came hours after DN's documentary. There, it was announced that an amount equal to what Epstein's foundation provided, $ 375,000, will be donated further to support victims of sexual abuse and human trafficking. IPI chairman Kevin Rudd also did not respond to the statements of his former board colleague. According to former prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, he was also present at the dinner in 2013, which Rudd's spokesperson has previously said he does not remember. The spokesperson also stated that Rudd did not know about the support. (Terms)