Coleman Hughes Special: Israel, Hamas & the Myth of Moral Equivalence

Conversations with Coleman · Aug 4, 2025 · 17m

In this special episode, I take on probably the most controversial and emotionally fraught topic of the moment: the Israel-Hamas conflict.

I think war crimes have been committed on both sides. But that doesn’t mean I think the two sides are morally equivalent. Today, I argue that there’s a fundamental asymmetry between Israel and Hamas, one that’s too often blurred or ignored by the mainstream media. Israel’s actions, while sometimes flawed or tragic in consequence, are ultimately rooted in a defensive logic.

Hamas, on the other hand, has explicitly genocidal goals. But where does that leave…