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David__77

(24,475 posts) Sat Sep 13, 2025, 10:35 AM Sep 13

In Israel, tributes to Charlie Kirk include naming of Netanya traffic circle in his honor

JTA — Some Israelis have paid tribute to Charlie Kirk, renaming a traffic circle and painting a mural in honor of the American conservative activist assassinated this week in Utah.

In at least one case, according to pictures circulating on social media, an Israeli tank shell was inscribed with the message “In memory of Charlie Kirk,” reflecting a recurring and at times divisive practice in the Israeli army.

“Direct from Gaza. He’d be so proud,” the right-wing influencer Hillel Fuld tweeted as he shared the picture.

The practice of some soldiers writing names and messages on munitions is against IDF protocol but often goes unpunished.

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https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-israel-tributes-to-charlie-kirk-include-naming-of-netanya-traffic-circle-in-his-honor/amp/

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In Israel, tributes to Charlie Kirk include naming of Netanya traffic circle in his honor (Original Post) David__77 Sep 13 OP

We are living in an era where the worst people prosper Walleye Sep 13 #1

That Hillel Fuld quote is really something... AloeVera Sep 13 #2

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Walleye

(42,618 posts)

1. We are living in an era where the worst people prosper

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Sat Sep 13, 2025, 10:53 AM

Sep 13

AloeVera

(3,753 posts)

2. That Hillel Fuld quote is really something...

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Sat Sep 13, 2025, 11:03 AM

Sep 13

Let's kill more Palestinians in revenge for Charlie Kirk??

As an aside, I've been shocked to see Hillel Fuld posts on X linked here on DU. He is the worst right-wing pro-Israel propagandist spreading lies about Gaza and Palestinians.