ELNET
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The European Leadership Network (ELNET) is a non-governmental organization that promotes links between Europe and Israel. ELNET has described itself as “the most influential pro-Israel advocacy organisation in Europe", and its leaders have described it as "AIPAC for Europe".
The European Leadership Network (ELNET) is a non-governmental organization that promotes links between Europe and Israel. ELNET has described itself as “the most influential pro-Israel advocacy organisation in Europe", and its leaders have described it as "AIPAC for Europe". ===United Kingdom=== ELNET's UK branch is led by former MP Joan Ryan. In 2024, Declassified UK reported that pro-Israel lobbyists, including ELNET, had donated to 13 out of Labour’s 25 cabinet members since they became MPs including prime minister Keir Starmer, foreign secretary David Lammy and Jonathan Reynolds, the latter is the one who "oversees arms exports to Israel as UK trade secretary". ELNET had organized a visit in Israel for Labour Friends of Israel (LFI)'s MPs including member of Starmer's cabinet and health secretary Wes Streeting. The visit organised by ELNET for Labour staffers "had ‘clear agenda’ to shape policies of the next government". ===Germany=== ELNET Germany, also known as ELNET Deutschland, is based in Berlin and has existed since 2014. It is focused on German speaking countries like Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Like in other European countries it is focused on conducting conferences, roundtables and background conversations to foster relations. In its advisory council are members like Karin Prien, Brigitte Zypries and fellows like Shlomo Shpiro together with other known personalities. It maintains cooperation with the Forum of Strategic Dialogue (FSD), the Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS), Chatham House, Hudson Institute, Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Reichman University(IDC Herzliya). There are further partnerships with AJC Berlin, German-Israeli Future Forum Foundation, UN Watch and several States of Germany. ==See also== ==References== ==External links== The powerful pro-Israel lobby pulling the EU’s strings - TRT World
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