Al Jazeera Investigates
Season 2017
Al Jazeera Investigative Unit or I-Unit is the name for journalists from the network’s Investigative Journalism Directorate. Since its formation, the I-Unit’s documentaries have won more than forty awards and over a hundred nominations, including four from Bafta. The I-Unit provides exclusive journalism for Al Jazeera Media Network’s many platforms and its content is translated into multiple languages.
Where to Watch Al Jazeera Investigates • Season 2017
5 Episodes
- The Lobby, Part 1: Young Friends of IsraelE1
The Lobby, Part 1: Young Friends of IsraelIn 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. - The Lobby, Part 2: The Training SessionE2
The Lobby, Part 2: The Training SessionIn 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. - The Lobby, Part 4: The TakedownE4
The Lobby, Part 4: The TakedownIn 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. - Spy MerchantsE5
Spy MerchantsAl Jazeera’s Investigative Unit enters the secretive world of the surveillance industry. Spy Merchants reveals for the first time how highly-invasive spyware, which can capture the electronic communications of a town, can be purchased in a 'grey market’ where regulations are ignored or bypassed. Mass surveillance equipment can then be sold onto authoritarian governments, criminals or even terrorists.