Charlie Kirk remembered as friend of Israel, allies slam conspiracy theories
In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk s assassination particular critics of Israel have sought to drive a wedge between the conservative activist and the Jewish state mischaracterizing his modern statements and making wild unfounded accusations Within hours of Kirk s murder and before a suspect was identified unhinged conspiracies spread across social media The Anti-Defamation League s Center on Extremism ascertained thousands of posts containing the baseless maintains Seemingly aware of the effort to co-opt Kirk s legacy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eulogized him as a champion of speaking truth and defending freedom A lion-hearted friend of Israel he fought the lies and stood tall for Judeo-Christian civilization WHAT I LEARNED FROM DEBATING CHARLIE KIRK AND WHERE THE COUNTRY GOES FROM HEREMike Huckabee Washington's ambassador to Israel also took to X to condemn the misinformation It s painful to see people back in the US attempt to get clicks make by making up outrageous lies while exploiting the death of Charlie Kirk whose impact character the propagandists will never have IsraeliPM sets the record straight Rabbi Pesach Wolicki who spoke with Charlie Kirk via Zoom the night before his assassination communicated Fox News Digital that while Kirk voiced criticism at times he remained strongly supportive of Israel The meeting was one he initiated Wolicki announced He was heading out on a campus tour the next day and knew he d face numerous questions about Israel He sought to hear what I had to say on issues he expected to be solicited about Why would he do that if he had abandoned Israel The very fact the meeting happened proves he had not Wolicki noted that only a month earlier Kirk had been attacked by critics for being too supportive of Israel Although they did not discuss the origins of his views Wolicki pointed to Kirk s evangelical Christian beliefs which he noted aligned with the right of the Jewish nation to thrive He commented publicly multiple times that he presumed the Land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people and that he supported Israel s war against Hamas Wolicki added He was not soft on our enemies He supported Israel even when he was critical In a video of a May debate at Cambridge that went viral Kirk staunchly defended the Jewish state When you declare war on Israel expect a firestorm in reaction he declared On Shabbat Hamas invaded Israel deciding to go recklessly to music concerts to homes to kibbutzes and taking -plus hostages They knew what they were doing LIBERAL PROFESSORS GROUP BACKS FACULTY SPEECH AFTER CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION SILENT ON CONDEMNING ATTACK A tragic truth of war is that civilians die I don t like it and you don t like it he continued And they brought it upon themselves The only operation and entity to blame is the leadership of Hamas not the Israeli cabinet for fighting this defensive war There is a good guy and there is a bad guy Last month Charlie Kirk appeared on Megyn Kelly s podcast describing himself as having a bulletproof resume when it comes to defending Israel on both college campuses and social media I believe in the scriptural land rights given to Israel I believe in the fulfillment of prophecy I am not a theologian but I m a Christian My life was changed in Israel the spiritual vitality there is so amazing I want them to win and I ve revealed that repeatedly Kirk declared He added that he often has less ability sometimes online to criticize the Israeli executive without backlash than actual Israelis do I want civilization to win I want the West to win I don t want the Islamo-fascist barbarians to storm the gates of Jerusalem I want the holy sites protected I believe in the Holy Land I love that Jesus walked on water there and rose from the dead he noted Kirk stressed his personal bond with Israel but warned against hostile reactions to criticism saying the end could eventually be the weakening and deflating of two of your strongest advocates if that continues HAMAS PLOTS INFILTRATION AT US-BACKED GAZA AID SITE FORCES TEMPORARY SHUTDOWNOne of the Chief Rabbis of Israel David Yosef sent a letter to Kirk s family expressing his deep sorrow over the assassination of a clear and unwavering voice of truth Josh Nass a former conservative youth commentator met Kirk in when Kirk was just launching his organization Turning Point USA If you take Israel out of the picture what Charlie dedicated his life to absolutely falls apart He thought our value system was collapsing and was very passionate about the need to fight the heritage war His love for Israel was incredibly real and sincere I know that because he described me so himself Nass commented CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIsrael Ganz head of the Yesha Council the umbrella organization of local leadership in Judea and Samaria reacted to Kirk s assassination saying his region bow ed their heads in mourning over the murder of a friend and lover of Israel In the spirit of coexistence that Kirk promoted dozens of Christians and Jews gathered on Wednesday atop Jerusalem s Temple Mount to honor him They prayed for peace for Kirk s widow and children offering strength and solidarity in their time of grief
