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(A7) The family of Judith and Natalie Ra’anan, the Jewish hostages who were released from Hamas captivity on Friday night, strongly rejected the rumors on social networks, according to which they support BDS.
The rumors began after Shaun King, a pro-Palestinian activist who regularly publishes distinctly anti-Israel posts to his millions of followers, claimed that Natalie was his supporter and that her associates asked him to demand her release from Hamas.
As mentioned, her family refuted the statements. “Today we came across bizarre posts on the Instagram page of Shaun King, who turns out to have millions of followers. He claims that our relative Natalie Ra’anan supports the anti-Israeli messages he uploads to his page,” the family said.
“First and foremost, we make it clear that he is lying! Our family does not and has never had anything to do with him, neither directly nor indirectly, not him nor to anything he claims to represent.”
They added: “Natalie told us that this morning was the first time in her life that she came across Shaun King’s name and his posts, after she finally got a phone call after two horrific weeks in captivity in Gaza, and was looking for what was written about her while she was away.”
According to them, “Shaun King is trying to catch a ride on the great exposure that her kidnapping received all over the world and in the US in particular, and the most ridiculous thing is that Natalie and her mother Yehudit are prominent activities in Rabbi Hecht’s Jewish community in Chicago and in the Chabad house, and if Shaun King knew them or their family he would know that.”
The family members also added: “We ask not to be quick on the keyboard and share things without checking them in depth. Above all, not to believe people who speak on behalf of others. The damage that the sharing of these lies does is so huge, and the efforts of our family and of all the families of the hostages should be all focused on bringing them home, and not by fighting the lies that are spreading like wildfire.”
“We are not finished, we have only begun. We have 2 more murdered in the family and 8 more family members still kidnapped, and there are more than 200 families in our situation. Now we need the support of all the people of Israel and all the countries of the world to bring each and every one home as soon as possible!”
