Israel will honor the late Charlie Kirk with award for opposing antisemitism

Israel will reportedly honor slain conservativeactivist Charlie Kirkwith an award for his efforts battling antisemitism, according to 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office indicated that this recognition will take place at the International Conference on Combating Antisemitism, The Associated Press reported.

Kirk, who founded the conservative organization Turning Point USA, was assassinated while holding an event at Utah Valley University in September.

“A lion-hearted friend of Israel, he fought the lies and stood tall for Judeo-Christian civilization,”Netanyahu saidin a post on X on the day Kirk was fatally shot.

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Charlie Kirk poses at The Cambridge Union on May 19, 2025, in the United Kingdon,( Nordin Catic/Getty Images for The Cambridge Union)

In the post,the Israeli leader called Kirk “an incredible human being” whose “boundless pride in America and his valiant belief in free speech will leave a lasting impact.”

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Kirk asserted in apost on Xless than a month before he was killed, “Jew hate has no place in civil society.It rots the brain, reject it.” 

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S.Vice President J.D.Vance at the Prime Minister’s Office on Oct.22, 2025, in Jerusalem, Israel.( Nathan Howard – Pool/Getty Images)

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Kirk, who was asupporter of Israel,indicated last year on “The Megyn Kelly Show” that some in the pro-Israel camp had unfairly criticized him.

“The behavior by a lot, both privately and publicly, are pushing people like you and me away.Not like we’re gonna be pro-Hamas,”he said.“But we’re like, honestly, the way you are treating me is so repulsive.”

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