The activist says he “worked frantically behind the scenes” to help get them released. Some relatives say they don't even know him.
Relatives of the Raanans, who were visiting Israel from Illinois when Hamas attacked on Oct. 7, disavowed King in a statement.
“I spoke directly and repeatedly with this family. I have a job, career, and family. I would be throwing everything away to make such a thing up,” King told The Daily Beast by email Saturday. “Thankfully I kept records of all of them.” King also indicated that he had recorded all conversations with Ben “for my own protection” though it’s not clear if Ben knew he was being taped.
In his Saturday evening tweets, King claimed he had been “lobbying nonstop for release behind the scenes with an eclectic group of 30+ people that would normally never work together or get along” but provided no other details. He claimed the family was distancing itself from him because of pressure from “Israelis.”
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