Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Newsmax on Thursday that accusations circulating in the online echo chamber that Israel was behind the assassination of Charlie Kirk are "insane," warning that such lies parrot centuries-old antisemitic tropes, APA reports, citing Newsmax.
Netanyahu told "The Record With Greta Van Susteren" that he was stunned to see such claims circulating on social media.
"That's insane. That's insane," he said. "Israel also changes the orbit of the moon. Israel pushes the sun. I mean, the whole thing is, it's not only insane. It's so absurd, so stupid, so ridiculous."
And [Kirk] was fighting in the battlefield of ideas, and I think he was winning. He was going to win. That's why they shot him. I hope they don't silence him."
I don't think people will give in to these ridiculous, ridiculous lies. But more importantly, I think that [Kirk's] legacy of defending free speech, defending freedom, defending the right to defend yourself and Israel's right to defend itself, I think this is a legacy that will endure, and I trust that those Americans who are listening to us know what is the real American patriotism."
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