Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed to the Associated Press that Kirk will be honored at the International Conference on Combating Antisemitism. This honor comes four months after Kirk was shot and killed.
This event marks Israel’s second conference on antisemitism. Last year’s conference was boycotted by Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
Last May, Kirk wrote Netanyahu a seven-page letter expressing concern about prevalent “anti-Israel and anti-Semitic trends” hitting “record levels on social media.”
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“Anti-Israel sentiment can undermine American support for Israel,” Kirk wrote. “Everything written here is from a place of deep love for Israel and the Jewish people. I think it’s important to be brutally honest with those you love. In my opinion, Israel is losing the information war and needs a
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