Slain U.S. ambassador to Libya remembered by colleagues in Israel

Fellow diplomats, who knew Stevens from the years he served at the Jerusalem Consulate, attested to his deep connection to and respect for Islam and the Arab world.

By Danna Harman | 01:51 13.09.12 |

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"They got the wrong guy," said a Jerusalem-based friend of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, the 52-year-old U.S. ambassador to Libya who was killed Wednesday in Benghazi.

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Slain U.S. ambassador to Libya remembered by colleagues in Israel

Fellow diplomats, who knew Stevens from the years he served at the Jerusalem Consulate, attested to his deep connection to and respect for Islam and the Arab world.

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