“There are a lot of very powerful Jewish people… in banking, in Hollywood, in media, in politics, in education, in universities. And so there was a lot of power packed into that accusation.” — Glenn Greenwald
In this conversation with Danny Jones, Glenn Greenwald argues that the old rules of silence around Israel’s influence in American politics are breaking down. He traces the shift from a period when even mentioning donor power or lobby influence could trigger instant career destruction, to the present moment, when Gaza, independent media, and public backlash have dragged the machinery into daylight.
What makes the exchange especially important is that Glenn is not speaking abstractly. He is recalling specific moments when the line was enforced, who enforced it, and how.
“Jewish Donors Are the ATM of New York Politics”: The Hillary Clinton Story That Triggered the Backlash
One of Glenn’s most important stories is about Hillary Clinton’s 2006 Senate campaign. He says her own finance director admitted that Jewish donors were the “ATM of New York politics” and that politicians had to become fanatically pro-Israel to succeed.
Glenn did not invent the quote. He reported it. And that, he says, was enough to trigger the first serious anti-Semitism attacks against him.
The point was bigger than Hillary Clinton. It showed how the Jewish donors and the Israeli lobby preferred shadow power, and how Glenn was attacked the moment he dragged that arrangement into the light.
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Israel’s Doctrine of Annihilation in America
Why did Jewish terrorist bombing plots in America appear to fade after 2001 — only to return now, in a new form, just as resistance to Israel’s war agenda is reaching new heights?
"Kushner Porn"— Netanyahu Slept In Jared Kushner’s Bedroom — And the FBI Say Jared Became the De-Facto U.S. President
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”
Erika Kirk & the Ritualistic Assassination of Charlie Kirk
“And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. They abandoned the Lord… They provoked the Lord to anger.” — Judges 2:11–13
Israel’s Doctrine of Succession
“Give me a place to stand and I can move the world. Fellow leaders of the world, let us see if we can take our stand here in this place, in this time, to move the world toward peace.”
