What Netflix didn’t want you to know about its Israel operation

Netflix spent an estimated $110,000 annually on lobbying efforts in Israel, with $9,145 recorded for May alone, according to documents submitted to court by JLM Public Policy, its Israeli lobbying firm. These details emerged from an administrative petition filed by the Hatzlacha nonprofit against the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan) and Netflix. Hatzlacha is demanding the disclosure of an agreement made three years ago, which allows Kan's original series to be streamed on Netflix in Israel. The agreement has faced criticism from local content creators, including producers, actors, voice actors, and musicians, over insufficient or absent royalty payments. Hatzlacha's petition argues that "The right to receive information from government authorities is one of the foundations of a democratic system of government." JLM Public Policy, while confirming its lobbying services, argued it is not Netflix's legal representative for receiving court documents, stating it lobbies for a Dutch subsidiary and its services are unrelated to the petition's subject.