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Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.76,0:00:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've all heard about the American Israel
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.60,0:00:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Public Affairs Committee, or APEC, the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.68,0:00:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,powerful pro-israel lobby group shaping
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.80,0:00:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,US politics. But little is known about
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.00,0:00:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,its main counterparts operating across
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.08,0:00:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Atlantic in Europe and England that's
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.56,0:00:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quietly pulling strings in both the EU
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.96,0:00:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and British parliaments. So who's
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.68,0:00:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,behind the group, what do they want and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.88,0:00:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why are they operating under the radar?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.96,0:00:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meet El Net, Europe's most influential
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.52,0:00:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Israel lobby group. El Net, which stands
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.80,0:00:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for European Leadership Network, presents
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.08,0:00:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,itself as an NGO promoting shared
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.28,0:00:40.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,democratic values between Europe and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.32,0:00:42.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Israel. But a closer look reveals an
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.36,0:00:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,entirely different agenda. Founded in
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.68,0:00:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2007 with offices across Europe and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.16,0:00:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,England, El Net's purpose is to align
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.36,0:00:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,European MP's with pro-israel narratives
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.84,0:00:53.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to ensure that Tel Aviv's interests
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.16,0:00:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get a direct line into European
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.16,0:00:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,decision-making. The man behind it?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.88,0:01:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ranan Elias, who first dealt with
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.96,0:01:03.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,European affairs at AIPAC and later at
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.64,0:01:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Israeli National Security Council.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.00,0:01:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His words in 2008 were clear. If
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.88,0:01:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,groups like ours had even 10% of the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.68,0:01:14.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,budget of US pro Israel lobbies, we
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.32,0:01:17.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could change European policies. And
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.08,0:01:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's exactly what Elnat has been trying
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.68,0:01:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.60,0:01:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But how is El Nat influencing European
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.68,0:01:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and British politicians?Simple
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.16,0:01:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,direct engagement. El Nat cultivates
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.88,0:01:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,personal ties with key figures and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.52,0:01:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,individual lawmakers. As a core tactic,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.12,0:01:39.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it sends lawmakers on luxury, all
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.68,0:01:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,expenses paid trips to Israel, framing
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.24,0:01:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them as educational experiences. In the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.20,0:01:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first seven months after Tel Aviv
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.88,0:01:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,launched its genocidal war on Palestine's
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.04,0:01:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gaza on October 7th, 2023, Elnet
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.84,0:01:54.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,arranged over 20 trips, sending nearly
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.56,0:01:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,300 parliamentarians from both the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.92,0:01:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,EU and the UK to Israel. But these
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.84,0:02:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trips aren't just for show. They're
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.88,0:02:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,designed to get MPs on board with
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.24,0:02:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Israel's narratives and to push Tel
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.56,0:02:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aviv's agenda into related policies.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.76,0:02:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Among the many attendees were UK
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.76,0:02:14.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,politicians Andrew Percy. And Anthony
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.32,0:02:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Higginbotham, who declared that the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.28,0:02:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,troops were donations. Numerous UK Labour
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.88,0:02:20.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Party members also received money from
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.88,0:02:23.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elnat amid Israel's ongoing war on Gaza.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.48,0:02:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A 2024 report by Declassified
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.16,0:02:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,UK revealed that nine Conservative
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.64,0:02:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MPs received funds from pro Israel
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.28,0:02:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,groups, including Elnat, and key figures
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.08,0:02:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like John Woodcock, the Baron of Walney,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.96,0:02:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,joined Elnat's online briefings about Tel
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.32,0:02:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aviv's atrocities in the Palestinian
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.52,0:02:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enclave. El Net's lobbying led to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.68,0:02:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,increased support among EU politicians
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.72,0:02:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Israeli policies that had previously
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.68,0:02:50.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come under heavy criticism from some EU
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.40,0:02:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,member states and neutralized opposition
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.80,0:02:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Tel Aviv's actions in Palestine, such
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.08,0:02:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as those related to its illegal
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.96,0:02:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,settlements or its brutal war on Gaza.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.40,0:03:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,El Net Israel CEO Emmanuel Navon says
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.12,0:03:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,parliamentary delegations to Israel
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.04,0:03:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,directly impact the level of support Tel
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.84,0:03:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aviv receives from Western countries. In
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.80,0:03:13.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,May 2024, he told supporters that El Net
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.20,0:03:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had influenced the European Parliament's
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.96,0:03:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,resolution conditioning a Gaza
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.32,0:03:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ceasefire and the release of Israeli
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.60,0:03:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hostages and the defeat of Hamas.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.72,0:03:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this resolution would never have
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.64,0:03:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been passed without the many years of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.40,0:03:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,work done by El Net or those
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.24,0:03:29.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,parliamentarians that have literally
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.92,0:03:32.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turned them around as pro Israeli as
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.40,0:03:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being pro Israel after visiting Israel.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.00,0:03:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the question now is, besides Israel,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.48,0:03:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who else is funding El Net?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.04,0:03:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unsurprisingly, tracking the money leads
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.48,0:03:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,us back across the Atlantic to the US. El
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.00,0:03:47.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Net's primary funding comes from private
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.96,0:03:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,donations often linked to anti Muslim
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.32,0:03:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,groups and prominent pro Israel and pro
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.96,0:03:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Republican billionaires. For years, El
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.60,0:03:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Net has copied the modus operandi of the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.68,0:04:00.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,US's Israeli lobbies. The group's US
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.08,0:04:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based fundraising arm called Friends of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.08,0:04:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,El Net or Fel Net. Is led by former
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.08,0:04:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Israeli diplomat David Siegel, who also
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.48,0:04:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,overseas a majority of El Net's budget.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.16,0:04:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fel Net raised over $7,000,000 in
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.88,0:04:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2022, a million more than in
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.28,0:04:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2021. Other donors include Bernie Marcus,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.16,0:04:20.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the co-founder of Home Depot, and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.44,0:04:22.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,billionaire Larry Meisel, as well as the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.96,0:04:25.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lisa and Michael Lafell Foundation linked
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.56,0:04:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to billionaire investor Michael Lafell.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.68,0:04:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Funding also comes in from American
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.36,0:04:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,billionaires tied to various
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.80,0:04:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transatlantic groups promote
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.52,0:04:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Islamophobia. And finance illegal Israeli
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.36,0:04:38.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,settlements such as Miriam Adelson and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.08,0:04:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nina Rosenwald. Still, since
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.72,0:04:42.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elnet's budgets and donors are only
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.80,0:04:45.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,partially disclosed and information about
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.32,0:04:48.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the exact allocations of funds remains
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.08,0:04:50.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scarce, the influence of the group's
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.40,0:04:53.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,undisclosed contributions on European
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.28,0:04:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,policy making warrants further
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.92,0:04:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scrutiny.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.32,0:05:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elnet's lobbying also extends into. The
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.24,0:05:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tech, defense and business sectors. The
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.32,0:05:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lobby group uses its influence to secure
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.40,0:05:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lucrative trade deals with EU countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.84,0:05:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These deals promote the use of Israeli
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.56,0:05:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,defense and tech firms in sectors like
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.48,0:05:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cybersecurity, AI and Agritech.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.68,0:05:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2017, Alnet successfully lobbied for
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.24,0:05:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the continuation of the European Israeli
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.56,0:05:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Association Agreement, which is a legal
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.12,0:05:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,framework aimed at fostering political
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.12,0:05:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dialogue and Economic cooperation between
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.84,0:05:30.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tel Aviv and the EU. These efforts help
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.72,0:05:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Israeli companies access EU funding and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.96,0:05:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,markets. So after peeling back a
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.84,0:05:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,few layers of Elnet's vast
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.20,0:05:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,operations across Europe, we have to ask
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.44,0:05:43.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who's really benefiting more from this
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.92,0:05:46.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lobby group, Europe citizens or Israel?