Prime Minister Netanyahu on Sunday released the full text of his eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham, saying 'Israel has lost one of its greatest friends, America has lost a great patriot, and I have lost a beloved friend.' Netanyahu wrote that Graham 'understood that the security of Israel and America are inseparable.'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 10:49 Jerusalem released the full text of his eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), including the complete address he delivered in his final meeting with the senator. The text, published by the Prime Minister's office, quotes Netanyahu saying: 'Israel has lost one of its greatest friends, America has lost a great patriot, and I have lost a beloved friend.' The release provides the full farewell message, which earlier reports had summarized.
This follows a sequence of tributes reported by The Zioneer throughout the morning. The senator's death was confirmed at 09:10 Jerusalem by his office. At 10:26, The Zioneer published an article detailing Graham's legacy as a staunch ally of Israel. At 10:34, Netanyahu recalled his last meeting with Graham, calling him 'a great friend of Israel.' At 10:37, initial reports of the full eulogy emerged. At 10:39, President Donald Trump eulogized Graham as 'one of the greatest senators,' and a prominent Jewish influencer raised questions about the cause of death, linking it to a recent IRGC assassination threat.
Graham was a cornerstone of pro-Israel advocacy in the U.S. Senate, as The Zioneer has reported. The IRGC had publicly called for his assassination days before his sudden passing, a detail that has fueled speculation about the circumstances of his death.
The cause of death has not been officially confirmed beyond 'sudden illness.' The influencer's suggestion of poisoning remains unverified, and no official investigation has been announced.
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