Meet the U.S. Donors Funding ELNET, the AIPAC of Europe

Meet the U.S. Donors Funding ELNET, the AIPAC of Europe

U.S. donors are funneling millions to a group its leaders describe as the AIPAC of Europe. The European Leadership Network, or ELNET, takes elected officials on networking trips to Israel, hosts events with members of European parliaments, and lobbies on foreign policy issues — much like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee operates in the U.S. Its co-founder, Raanan Eliaz, is a former AIPAC consultant and alumnus of the Israeli prime mi…