Coleman Hughes Debates Dave Smith on Israel and U.S. Foreign Policy

Worth your time to check out

Dave Smith is one of the most prominent ‘as a Jew’ anti-Israel activists out there at the moment. I’ve been meaning to break down some of his, in my opinion, flawed foreign policy stances, both historically and pertaining to the war in Gaza today.

Fortunately, I came across this interview with Coleman Hugh’s (who is smarter, calmer, and more eloquent than me). His positions on these issues largely align with my own with some minor exceptions. He also tackles the debate from a more neutral and less biased place and is much more charitable and disciplined in the debate than I might be. Maybe Israel’s detractors can hear his opinions in a way they can’t hear me.

Coleman Hughes

Here’s where I agree with Dave. Israel is largely losing the information and propaganda war online, but not for the reasons he claims. Israel is losing because the conflict is complicated and forty-five sound bytes provide insufficient context to understand the conflict thoroughly and give these important topics justice.

So here’s three and a half hours of relatively structured debate that help illuminate the gaps and fallacies in Dave Smith’s worldview. His views might sound intriguing initially to the uninformed, but when when crashed against historical context of each claim and the full primary sources he tries to omit are brought to light, his anti-Israel isolationist ideology begins to crumble.

Thank you Coleman for taking the time to have this debate.

Sources:

Coleman Hughes and the Free Press Podcast - highly recommend subscribing to both

Spotify link below if you prefer over YouTube

Quick Bio on Coleman

https://www.aaespeakers.com/keynote-speakers/coleman-hughes