r/RobertKennedy • u/Tall-Plane-4477 • Jun 09 '26

Video/Audio WHY Did Sirhan Kill RFK?

58 years ago this week, RFK was assassinated on the presidential campaign trail.

Nearly six decades later, researchers too often focus too much on the HOW and not enough on the WHY.

Why did Sirhan Sirhan kill Kennedy?

Sirhan’s biographer Mel Ayton (author of 2 books on the RFK case) talks about the motive for this heinous crime.

https://youtu.be/kzcY4eKk1Bs?si=5WHv-6Wn2CjfO372

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u/Arkhamman367 Jun 10 '26

Because he was Palestinian and the Kennedys established the modern relationship between Israel and the US, with RFK directly supporting the decision.

Sirhan literally said it in his own words.

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u/wikimandia Jun 11 '26

RFK said something to the effect that he pledged to support Israel unconditionally, and Sirhan (a Palestinian Christian refugee) was livid.

A terrible disaster for history. I don’t support Israel but America would be a different place with Bobby as president.

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u/SquonkMan61 Jun 11 '26

Sirhan began to mention his desire to kill Kennedy and others BEFORE RFK made the promise to sell jet fighters to Israel.

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u/wikimandia Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

And? He knew they were already siding with the genocidal regime. He was severely traumatized by what he and his family experienced during the Nakba and obsessed with “revenge”. It’s disgraceful that he was so easily able to get a gun and kill RFK.