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Charlie Kirk's Campus Advocacy for Israel
The conversation begins with footage of Charlie Kirk engaging with students on college campuses about Israel and anti-Semitism. In the exchange, Kirk challenges a student's characterization of events, asking directly about October 7th and whether it constituted genocide. When the student identifies as Palestinian and acknowledges both Israel's right to exist and the reality of anti-Semitism, Kirk finds common ground, stating he doesn't have much to disagree with on those fundamental points.
This approach exemplified Kirk's method of campus engagement—direct, unambiguous questioning that sought to establish baseline facts before moving into deeper discussion.
Netanyahu's Tribute to Kirk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about Kirk's life, impact, and legacy, with host Kevin sharing the Israeli leader's words. Netanyahu highlighted one of Kirk's greatest joys: advocating for Israel and forming alliances to defend Judeo-Christian civilization against radical Islamists and their alliance with ultra-progressives. The Prime Minister noted that these groups often speak about human rights and free speech but use violence.
The Special Envoy for Combating Anti-Semitism responded that Netanyahu was correct in his assessment of Charlie Kirk. What stands out, the envoy explained, is that Charlie, as a Christian man, had no confusion about the Jewish people's connection to the land of Israel.
Moral Clarity in the Middle East
The Special Envoy emphasized that as a great man, Kirk had no confusion about who is right and who is wrong in the Middle East. According to this perspective, there are two sides in the region: one side stands for modernity, progress, human rights, and liberty, while the other side represents jihadism. The Middle East can be divided based on this parameter.
One side is characterized as the good side—Israel—while the other side represents the threat of jihadism, including Hamas. The envoy noted that allies on the side of modernity do come from the Middle East and the region itself, and everyone else needs to listen to the people of Gaza, who themselves say Hamas needs to be removed from power. Charlie understood this reality.
Kirk's Unambiguous Stance
Brian, speaking as Kirk's friend, noted how clear Charlie was in his positions. In politics, many try to play it both ways and remain soft on their views, but Charlie was not that person. He was very specific and direct about his beliefs, a quality Brian loved about him both as a person and as a friend.
Backlash Against Those Who Honored Kirk
The conversation turned to the troubling criticism and backlash faced by people who weighed into this topic and appreciated some of Charlie's perspectives. With about 30 seconds to respond, the question was posed about reactions to the idea that even if you say nice things about someone who suffered a horrific murder, people come after you.
Noa shared her personal experience: when she posted about Charlie, she received a lot of backlash and hate. She added a note saying that even if people don't agree with his opinions, can we agree that his murder was wrong?
She mentioned that Chris Pratt and Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke up, but expressed a desire to see more Hollywood people speak about this. The core issue, she emphasized, is that somebody defending free speech was assassinated in cold blood. She would like to see liberal Hollywood speak up about this more forcefully.
Video Transcript
[00:10] >> WAS OCTOBER 7TH THE
[00:11] GENOCIDE?
[00:11] >> IT WASN'T A GENOCIDE.
[00:16] >> Reporter: YOU SAY ARE
[00:17] PALESTINIAN.
[00:18] DOES ISRAEL HAVE A RIGHT TO
[00:18] EXIST?
[00:19] >> OF COURSE.
[00:20] >> Reporter: WE CAN AGREE, THAT
[00:21] THE BIG STATEMENT.
[00:24] DO YOU THINK ANTI-SEMITISM IS
[00:24] REAL?
[00:25] >> OF COURSE.
[00:27] >> THEN I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO
[00:28] DISAGREE WITH YOU ON.
[00:36] KEVIN:CHARLIE KIRK DEFENDED
[00:37] ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE ON
[00:38] COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
[00:46] AND SPECIAL ENVOY COMBATING
[00:51] ANTI-SEMITISM, AND WE ARE
[00:54] VERSED ON THE TOPIC, AND BROAD
[00:59] ISSUES, YOUR REACTION TO
[01:00] BENJAMIN NOT YAHOO SPOKE ABOUT
[01:01] CHARLIE, HIS LIFE, HIS IMPACT,
[01:02] HIS LEGACY.
[01:03] LISTEN TO THIS, GET YOUR
[01:04] REACTION ON THE OTHER SIDE.
[01:11] >> ONE OF MY GREATEST JOYS IS
[01:12] ADVOCATING FOR ISRAEL AND
[01:17] FORMING ALLIANCES TO DEFEND
[01:21] JUDEO-CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION,
[01:22] THE RADICAL ISLAMIST AND THEIR
[01:24] UNION WITH ULTRA PROGRESSIVES,
[01:27] THEY OFTEN SPEAK ABOUT HUMAN
[01:29] RIGHTS, THEY SPEAK ABOUT FREE
[01:31] SPEECH BUT USE VIOLENCE.
[01:39] KEVIN:YOUR REACTION TO WHAT HE
[01:40] HAD TO SAY?
[01:43] >> NETANYAHU WAS CORRECT WHAT
[01:45] HE SAID ABOUT CHARLIE KIRK.
[01:49] WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
[01:50] IS CHARLIE AS A CHRISTIAN MAN
[01:54] HAD NO CONFUSION ABOUT THE
[01:54] JEWISH PEOPLE TO THE LAND OF
[01:55] ISRAEL.
[01:58] AS A GREAT MAN HE HAD NO
[01:59] CONFUSION WHO IS RIGHT AND WHO
[02:00] IS WRONG IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
[02:03] THERE ARE TWO SIDES IN THE
[02:03] MIDDLE EAST, ONE SIDE IS ON THE
[02:07] SIDE OF MODERNITY AND PROGRESS
[02:08] AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE BUDDY,
[02:08] THE OTHER SIDE IS ON THE SIDE
[02:09] OF JIHAD IS HIM AND YOU CAN
[02:13] DIVIDE THE MIDDLE EAST BASED ON
[02:14] THIS PARAMETER.
[02:14] ONE SIDE IS THE GOOD SIDE AND
[02:17] THAT IS ISRAEL, THE OTHER SIDE
[02:19] IS THE BAD SIDE AND THAT IS
[02:19] JIHAD IS HIM, THAT IS HOW MASS,
[02:21] THE ALLIES ON OUR SIDE DO COME
[02:24] FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, FROM THE
[02:24] REGION AND EVERYONE ELSE NEEDS
[02:28] TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE OF
[02:29] GAZA.
[02:32] THEY THEMSELVES SAY HOW MASS
[02:35] NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM POWER.
[02:36] CHARLIE KNEW THAT.
[02:39] BRIAN: HE IS SO CLEAR AND IN
[02:45] POLITICS THEY TRY TO PLAY IT
[02:46] BOTH WAYS AND ARE SOFT ON THEIR
[02:48] VIEWS, CHARLIE WAS NOT THAT
[02:49] PERSON, VERY SPECIFIC AND
[02:51] DIRECT ABOUT HIS BELIEFS AND I
[02:51] LOVE THAT ABOUT HIM AS A PERSON
[02:54] AND AS A FRIEND.
[02:55] THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF CRITICISM
[02:58] FROM OTHERS WHO WEIGHED INTO
[02:59] THIS TOPIC.
[03:06] ABOUT 30 SECONDS, CRITICISM AND
[03:10] BACKLASH, SHE APPRECIATED SOME
[03:12] OF CHARLIE'S PERSPECTIVES THESE
[03:13] YOUR REACTION WHEN YOU HEAR
[03:14] THIS IDEA THAT EVEN IF YOU SAY
[03:15] NICE THINGS ABOUT SOMEONE WHO
[03:19] SUFFERED A HORRIFIC MURDER
[03:20] PEOPLE COME AFTER YOU.
[03:21] NOA: I HAD THE SAME REACTIONS
[03:26] WHEN I POSTED ABOUT CHARLIE,
[03:28] GOT A LOT OF BACKLASH AND HATE,
[03:29] I ADDED A NOTE, IF YOU OKAY IF
[03:32] YOU DON'T AGREE WITH HIS
[03:33] OPINIONS BUT CAN WE AGREE THAT
[03:35] THIS IS WRONG?
[03:41] CHRIS PRATT SPOKE AND ARNOLD
[03:42] SCHWARZENEGGER BUT I WOULD LIKE
[03:42] TO SEE MORE HOLLYWOOD PEOPLE
[03:43] SPEAK ABOUT THIS.
[03:49] SOMEBODY DEFENDING FREE-SPEECH
[03:50] WAS ASSASSINATED IN COLD BLOOD.
[03:51] I WOULD LIKE TO SEE LIBERAL
[03:52] HOLLYWOOD SPEAK UP ABOUT THIS
[03:53] MORE.
[03:59] KEVIN:YOUR EARRINGS ARE ON
[04:00] POINT, THANK YOU FOR SPENDING
[04:01] TIME WITH US.
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