Best of Clayton Swisher: ”Undercover Investigative Journalism about the Israel lobby.”

This talk is from the 2017 IsraelLobbyCon at the National Press Club.

Clayton E. Swisher is an American journalist and author, who worked as the director of investigative journalism for the Al Jazeera Media Network in Doha, Qatar. Swisher, a former marine reservist and federal criminal investigator, was educated at the University of Pittsburgh and Georgetown University. In 2004 Swisher's first book The Truth About Camp David, was published to favorable reviews in Foreign Affairs and the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

In 2016 Swisher managed the six-month undercover investigation that produced Al Jazeera’s four-part series “The Lobby” about AIPAC’s activities in the UK, the Israeli embassy’s interaction with “independent” pro-Israel groups, unfounded accusations of anti-Semitism lodged against Labor Party members, and efforts to "take down" UK lawmakers deemed hostile to Israel. The series led to the resignation of Shai Masot, a senior political officer at the Israeli embassy, and a full apology by the Israeli ambassador for what had taken place. Though he could not discuss it, Al Jazeera conducted a simultaneous investigation of the U.S. Israel lobby which can be viewed at https://electronicintifada.net/content/watch-film-israel-lobby-didnt-want-you-see/25876

Transcript: https://2017.israellobbyandamericanpolicy.org/Transcripts/Clayton_Swisher.html

Video: https://youtu.be/WJlXMZy06rM