The nascent Sanhedrin issued a declaration mourning Charlie Kirk’s death, directly connecting the Christian conservative pro-Israel activist’s September 10 killing to broader religious themes related to Israel and global redemption.
The Sanhedrin’s statement, dated “22nd Elul, 5785” in the Jewish calendar, opens with explicit grief: “The Court grieves over the murder of Charles Kirk, who was an extraordinary and exceptional great supporter of the people of Israel.”
The declaration immediately connects Kirk’s death to messianic prophecy, quoting extensively from Isaiah: “The path to repairing the world, stopping murder and bloodshed, and all other great injustices committed in the world is when all nations recognize the choosing of the Holy One in the people of Israel, as the prophet Isaiah said:
“And many peoples shall go and say: Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that He may teach us His ways and we may walk in His paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” Isaiah 2:3
The Sanhedrin elevated Kirk to quasi-prophetic status, declaring: “Charles Kirk was among the wise of the nations of the world, who understood reality clearly, who understood the divine election of the people of Israel. On his desk was written:
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8
The Sanhedrin presented a direct theological interpretation of the killing: “In the terrible murder of Charlie Kirk, the fact stood out that those who oppose and hate Israel hold to the path of murder and violence. The path to heal the world from murders and other injustices is through the people of Israel, supporting it and learning from it.”
The declaration includes a global religious mandate: “We call on all nations of the world to walk in his path, to understand that the key to repairing the world is the positive connection with the God of Israel and learning the good ways from His people Israel through observing the seven commandments of the sons of Noah, as the Holy One, blessed be He, gave to the people of Israel at Mount Sinai.”
The court offered extensive praise for Kirk’s abilities: “We bless the Holy One, blessed be He, and thank Him for the many talents He gave to Charlie Kirk: debate ability, charisma, in his appearances he was always ready to conduct substantive and eloquent discourse, showed great ability to influence young people, established several organizations, Israel supporters in the United States, and was the beautiful voice defending the people of Israel against the wave of antisemitism plaguing the world.”
The Sanhedrin included what it presented as direct quotes from Kirk’s campus debates:
“The solution for Gaza is complex, because Gaza residents have shown they are incapable of self-governance. When they were given self-rule they chose Hamas in 2006 that ruled Gaza for years. They turned Gaza into a greenhouse of terror, and they became a nightmare for the Jewish people and for war.”
“The court in The Hague is anti-Israeli and funded by anti-Israeli elements. Everything Israel does is examined by the court in The Hague through lenses that no other country is examined with. Such as the detention camps for Uyghur Muslims in China. And like the concentration camps existing in North Korea.”
“I don’t see a case where Israel went out of its way to harm civilians. I do see cases where Israel went out of its way not to harm civilians, distributed leaflets, and even warned the population before attacks.”
“I find it repugnant, the excessive use of the term ‘genocide’ because it cheapens the real cases of ‘genocide’ that occurred in the last hundred years.”
“If Israel lays down its weapons? What do you think will happen to it?”
“It’s hard for me to identify with Hamas, which on 10/7 murdered 1,200 Israelis, committed a genocidal crime when it directly and intentionally attacked civilian targets, and also took hundreds of civilians captive. Hamas forced Israel to respond harshly, and now comes to play the role of ‘victim.'”
The statement concluded: “The values of the United States of America are closer to those of the state of Israel than to the Palestinians. We pray that pro-Israel leaders in the world will be better preserved and more protected, in the United States and throughout the entire world.”
The document was signed simply: “Secretariat of the Court.”
