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The Lobby: Season 1

Miniseries 2017

  • 2017-01-10T00:00:00Z on Al Jazeera English
  • 25m
  • 1h 40m (4 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Al Jazeera Investigations exposes how the Israel lobby influences British politics. A six-month undercover investigation reveals how Israel penetrates different levels of British democracy.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2017-01-10T00:00:00Z

1x01 Young Friends of Israel

Series Premiere

1x01 Young Friends of Israel

  • 2017-01-10T00:00:00Z25m

In the first of a four-part series, Al Jazeera goes undercover inside the Israel Lobby in Britain. We expose a campaign to infiltrate and influence youth groups, including the National Union of Students, whose president faces a smear campaign coordinated by her own deputy and supported by the Israel Embassy.

2017-01-11T00:00:00Z

1x02 The Training Session

1x02 The Training Session

  • 2017-01-11T00:00:00Z25m

In part two of The Lobby, our undercover reporter joins a delegation from the Israeli Embassy at last year’s Labour Party Conference. The programme reveals how accusations of anti-Semitism were made against key Labour Party members – and how a former official at the Israeli Embassy was upset when her background was revealed.

2017-01-12T00:00:00Z

1x03 An Anti-Semitic Trope

1x03 An Anti-Semitic Trope

  • 2017-01-12T00:00:00Z25m

In part three of The Lobby, our undercover reporter travels to the Labour Party Conference, revealing how accusations of anti-Semitism by group within Labour targeted Israel critics and saw some investigated.

Season Finale

2017-01-14T00:00:00Z

1x04 The Takedown

Season Finale

1x04 The Takedown

  • 2017-01-14T00:00:00Z25m

In part four of The Lobby, the senior political officer at the Israeli Embassy in London discusses a potential plot to 'take down' British politicians – including a Minster of State at the Foreign office who supports Palestinian civil rights.

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