Israel to honour Charlie Kirk with award for fighting antisemitism

Several pro-Israeli leaders are expected to attend the event, among them Albanian prime minister Edi Rama and former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz.

Charlie Kirk was shot dead last year at a public event (AP)

Israel will honour the late Charlie Kirk for his work combating antisemitism, four months after the conservative activist was assassinated while speaking at an American university.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Mr Kirk will be given an award at the International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem later this month.