skip to contentAdvertisementNetanyahu insisted Kirk was a friend of Israel and the Jewish people, recalling a recent supportive letter Kirk had sent before his death.By: Express Web Desk New Delhi,September 19, 2025 01:31 AM IST First published on: Sep 19, 2025 at 01:19 AM IST ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebookIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening event of the bipartisan delegation of American legislators to Israel in Jerusalem. (AP)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rejected conspiracy theories suggesting his government had a hand in the assassination of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk — even hinting that Qatari money might be fuelling the rumours.“Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister, said that the bigger the lie, the faster it will spread,” Netanyahu said in a video message posted on X. “Somebody has fabricated a monstrous big lie — that Israel had something to do with Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder. This is insane, it is false, it is outrageous.”The speculation, amplified online in the days after Kirk’s killing at a Utah college campus last week, with conspiracy theorists pointing to the conservative commentator’s criticism of policies from Israel, according to the Times of Israel.Netanyahu insisted Kirk was a friend of Israel and the Jewish people, recalling a recent supportive letter Kirk had sent before his death. “Now, if Charlie disagreed with a policy of mine or a decision here and there, not only did I not mind, I welcomed it,” Netanyahu said. “This is the essence of Charlie, this is the essence of a free country, it’s exactly what Charlie stood for.”He stressed that Kirk’s suggestions “always came from the heart, from his love for Israel, and from his love for the Jewish people.”Turning to those spreading conspiracies, Netanyahu accused them of malicious intent. “Now, some are peddling these disgusting rumors — perhaps out of obsession, perhaps with Qatari funding,” he said, adding that Kirk deserves “honor, not lies.”Charlie Kirk was a great man. He deserves honor – not lies. pic.twitter.com/NwEN4B2q7w— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) September 18, 2025Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA and a close ally of Donald Trump, was gunned down on September 10 while addressing a crowd at Utah Valley University. Authorities have charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with his murder after a two-day manhunt.AdvertisementAdvertisementLoading Taboola...