“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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