Coleman Hughes and Glenn Greenwald Debate Israel’s Influence on Washington

About this episode

Coleman Hughes and Glenn Greenwald debate Israel's influence on U.S. policy and its implications for American foreign policy in the Middle East.

Glenn Greenwald joins the show to debate a hotly contested topic: Does Israel influence U.S. policy? Coleman and Glenn examine competing claims about the power of the Israel lobby and whether it played a role in the path to war with Iran. They discuss Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the case for or against regime change, and how these questions shape American foreign policy in the Middle East. The conversation also turns to free speech on college campuses after October 7 and the boundaries between criticism of Israel and antisemitism. Finally, Coleman presses Glenn on his alliance with Tucker Carlson and the responsibilities of independent media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Coleman Hughes

Guest: Glenn Greenwald

Topics covered

• Israel influence on U.S. policy
• Iran nuclear ambitions
• regime change
• American foreign policy
• free speech on college campuses
• antisemitism

Keywords

• Israel lobby
• U.S. policy
• Iran
• foreign policy
• free speech
• antisemitism
• Tucker Carlson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Israel, U.S., Tucker Carlson, independent media

Places: Iran

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