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

Conversations with Coleman

The Free Press

Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.5 • 614 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 125 minutes

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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

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0:30.3	Welcome to another episode of conversations with Coleman.
0:33.6	My guest today is Glenn Greenwald.
0:36.6	Glenn is a former First Amendment attorney turned journalist.
0:39.9	He wrote for The Guardian for many years.
0:42.0	He co-founded the Intercept magazine, and he was involved in the release of the Edward Snowden files.
0:47.6	Glenn and I were scheduled to debate the topic of the Israel lobby at a live event in New York City,
0:53.1	but that event got canceled, so I just decided
0:55.8	to invite him on the show and turn the debate into a conversation. In this episode, we talk about
1:01.0	the alleged power of the Israel lobby. We disagree about whether the Israel lobby got us into the
1:06.6	Iran war. We talk about whether regime change in Iran is desirable. We talk about Iran's nuclear
1:13.0	ambitions. We talk about free speech on college campuses and how that's been affected by the
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