Declassified FBI documents, recently unsealed by the Trump administration, reveal a startling Israeli connection to the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. The release of 10,000 previously classified files exposes an unexpected angle in the RFK assassination, raising questions about suppressed narratives.
The documents, part of a broader declassification effort following the release of John F. Kennedy assassination files, include peculiar reports from Israel. A month before RFK’s death, an Israeli tour guide allegedly told American tourists that Kennedy was murdered in Milwaukee, while another local claimed the killing occurred in Nebraska, hinting at foreknowledge or misinformation surrounding the event.
Allisrael.com reports: On June 5, 1968, one month later, RFK was assassinated in Los Angeles, California. The highly irregular FBI reports prompted agents to interview the tourists upon their return to the United States. Following a probe, the FBI concluded there was no proof that anyone had secret information about the assassination of RFK.
At the time, Kennedy served as a New York senator and was eyeing to win the presidential election as the candidate of the Democratic Party.
RFK’s assassin was later identified as Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, a Jerusalem-born Arab Christian from Jordan who moved to the United States in 1957. The unsealed files revealed that Sirhan was guided by anti-Zionism and opposition to Israel’s existence. Sirhan reportedly became obsessed with the idea of killing Kennedy, writing in his journal, “RFK must die” and “RFK must be killed.”
Sirhan later testified to U.S. authorities that his “uncontrollable rage” toward Robert F. Kennedy was sparked by a story about the Miracle March for Israel, a pro-Israel parade held in Los Angeles on March 26, 1968 – just over a month before RFK’s assassination. Sirhan, an avid reader of the B’nai B’rith Messenger, a Jewish newspaper in California, claimed the paper reminded him of the Zionist “enemy,” which he perceived as a destructive global threat.
Although he admitted to murdering Kennedy, Sirhan claimed he felt he had no choice, citing Kennedy’s strong pro-Israel stance. During the 1968 presidential campaign, RFK had publicly supported Israel and pledged to increase U.S. military aid to the country.
Sirhan later recanted his initial statements about RFK but maintained that he was willing to die for “Palestine.” Now 81, he is serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison for Kennedy’s 1968 assassination. Sirhan’s requests for early release have been repeatedly denied, with prosecutors arguing that he still fails to grasp the true motives behind the killing.
In February 2025, RFK’s son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., became U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under Republican President Donald Trump and has emerged as a strong supporter of Israel in the ongoing war against Iran and its terror proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah.