The commentator also advised the Israeli Prime Minister on how to combat ‘anti-Israel sentiment’ on social media
September 30, 2025 13:52
Charlie Kirk, wrote a heartfelt letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressing his ‘deep love’ for Israel and the Jewish people four months before he was shot dead.
The conservative commentator, who was assassinated on 10 September while speaking at an event at the Utah Valley University campus in the US, wrote to Netanyahu in May, according to the New York Post, which obtained a copy of the seven-page letter.
Kirk, a key ally of US President Donald Trump, wrote: “One of my greatest joys as a Christian is advocating for Israel and forming alliances with Jews in the fight to protect Judeo-Christian civilisation.”
He went on to explain that the reason for his letter is to “help you and your country pushback against” what he identifies as “record levels” of “anti-Israel and antisemitic” sentiments on social media, especially among young people.
“My team and I have spent months analysing these trends and debating ideas that could help,” the letter states, adding: "When you don’t push back, antisemitism and anti-Israel propaganda fill the void.”
Kirk, who was killed aged 31, goes on to lay out a seven-step plan, which he said would help Netanyahu to "REVAMP your information warfare strategy from top to bottom.”
His recommendations included establishing a rapid response media team, inviting some of the released hostages to go on a speaking tour of the US, and even creating a new social media campaign called “Dude, you got us wrong!” where Israelis from different walks of life speak directly to camera to express what they love about their country.
Kirk also suggested Netanyahu hire more young people to handle the country’s PR, saying: “The older generation alone is not going to win the information war on social media.
"You need to fill the ranks with young people who grew up with cell phones and social media – not pay phones and TV news.”
Openly criticising Netanyahu’s communications strategy, he said: “Sometimes, it feels like I’m defending Israel in public more than your own government,” adding: “Israel is getting CRUSHED on social media and you are losing younger generations of Americans, even among MAGA conservatives.”
The free speech advocate, who was variously accused of being paid or blackmailed by Israel and of being antisemitic, used the opportunity to clarify his position, saying: “Everything written here is from a place of deep love for Israel and the Jewish people."
It is not known whether Netanyahu responded to the letter or if the two ever discussed the plans further, though the prime minister did reference it in an address on September 18.
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