'A lion-hearted friend': Israeli officials mourn Charlie Kirk's death
Numerous Israeli officials gave their condolences and condemned the assassination of conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that he had spoken to Kirk two weeks ago and invited him to Israel, describing him as a "lion-hearted friend" of the Jewish state. "Sadly, that visit will not take place," he said.
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Netanyahu's son, Yair, said that Kirk "recognized that our shared Judeo-Christian civilization is under existential threat from both radical Islam and the radical left."
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"The collusion between the global Left and radical Islam is the greatest danger to humanity today," National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in his own statement regarding Kirk's assassination. "Charlie Kirk saw the danger and warned about it. But the bullets of the despicable murderer struck him. Thank you, Charlie, for your support of Israel and for your struggle for a better world."
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https://www.jpost.com/international/article-867062
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