Knesset lit up in red, white and blue to mark 9/11 and assassination of Charlie Kirk

By Sam Sokol 11 September 2025, 9:38 pm

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Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

The Knesset lit up in red, white and blue on September 11, 2025 to mark the assassination of American right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. (Dani Shem-Tov/ Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)

On the orders of Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Israel’s parliament is lit up in the colors of the American flag in memory of the victims of the September 11 attacks, as well as in honor of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead on Wednesday in Utah.

“Today, 24 years ago, the deadliest terrorist attack took place on the soil of the United States, our closest ally, when four planes carrying passengers were hijacked by Islamist terrorists and crashed in various locations, taking the lives of nearly 3,000 people and changing the skyline of New York,” says Ohana in a statement.

“Tonight, one of the most prominent voices in the struggle against Islamist terror was murdered, one of the greatest and bravest freedom fighters of our time, Charlie Kirk,” he continues.

“In memory of the victims then, and in memory of the victim today, the Knesset is illuminated in the colors of the American flag as a sign of friendship and brotherhood between the two peoples. May God bless the bereaved families and comfort them.”