Kirk had accepted an invitation from Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli to be a key participant in an upcoming conference in January focused on combating antisemitism, a cause he frequently championed. The visit, which would have been a rare trip abroad for Kirk, was set to highlight his strong support for the Jewish state.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez delivered a speech on the war in Gaza in which he lamented his country’s inability to influence Israel’s military actions. Madrid has not offered any clarification regarding the odd remark.
A social media clip enhanced by The Washington Post shows a person running across a roof overlooking the courtyard where Charlie Kirk was fatally shot seconds earlier.
Irish carrier Ryanair is threatening to halt its operations in Israel indefinitely, even after the current fighting against Hamas in Gaza subsides.
The American conservative movement lost one of its most dynamic young leaders when Charlie Kirk, founder of the influential Turning Point USA organization, was fatally show. The staunchly pro-Israel voice, who relentlessly defended Israel in the ongoing war and took on antisemites on campuses, had built a nationwide student political network and served as a key ally to President Donald Trump in mobilizing younger voters.
