An advocate for Israel who was a good friend of Kirk’s says that Kirk was holding the line against pressure from his base. Wolicki, whose organization is backed by the Israeli government, says that with Kirk’s death, he fears for support for Israel among young conservatives. She said that Kirk was offered a “ton of money” to go to Israel, and Kirk turned it down. And Ackman openly uses his wealth to persuade people to support Israel. J Street laments that Israel is “becoming a pariah state.” Michael Koplow at the Israel lobby group Israel Policy Forum writes, “We need to wake up to how Israel is viewed.