The 44-year old wore a Palestinian keffiyeh as he addressed the crowd, crediting his decision to convert to Islam on the first day of Ramadan to the “past six months of suffering, pain and trauma that we’ve seen in Gaza”.
King has been vocal about his support for Palestine against Israel's war on besieged Gaza, which has killed at least 31,112 people, mostly children and women, and wounded 72,760 so far./ Photo: Newsone
“It has touched me in the most profound ways to see people right now in the most dangerous, traumatic place on the planet still be able to sometimes look at nothing but rubble and the remains of their family, and still see meaning and purpose in life.” King even alleged that he worked with Hamas for the release of two American hostages: Natalie Raanan, 17, and her mother, Judith Tai Raanan, 59. A claim that the family denies.
King said he grew up fatherless and was “so impacted by this man coming to visit me that I wanted to be like him.”