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‘Murdered for speaking truth’: Netanyahu and US Jewish leaders mourn Charlie Kirk

JL;DR SUMMARY The recent assassination of Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, has caused a significant stir among Israeli and American Jewish leaders. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Benjamin NetanyahuIsraeli PoliticsJewish LeadersJudeo Christian ValuesUs Israel RelationsPolitical ViolenceTrump SupportersCharlie KirkTurning Point Usa

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Israel
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk was murdered for speaking truth, a cry of grief that highlighted how close the alliance between the Israeli and American right has become."
Orem, Utah, United States
"Kirk was addressing an outdoor crowd of several hundred people on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, when he was shot once in the chest or neck area, according to videos of the incident uploaded to social media and verified by people in attendance."
New York, United States
"RIP to an American treasure, wrote Dov Hikind, a Trump booster and a former New York State Assemblyman on X. Tragic day for our country."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Louis Keene is a reporter for the Forward. His work has also been published in The New York Times, New York magazine and Vice. He is based in Los Angeles."

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