Rantz: UNRWA 5K walk/run for Hamas sympathizers in Redmond this weekend

Are you a terrorist sympathizer (pretending to care about human rights) in the Seattle area? Well, lace up those blood-soaked running shoes because there’s a Gaza 5K just for you on August 3 at Marymoor Park in Redmond!

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) USA is hosting the annual “Gaza 5K,” which sounds like a fun charity jog, until you realize it’s basically a PR rebrand for Hamas enablers. Think of it like Burning Man for people who think October 7th was “resistance art.”

UNRWA is the same agency that had dozens of employees accused of actively helping Hamas slaughter Jews. The same agency that had a terror tunnel literally built under its headquarters. The IDF found weapons stored in an UNRWA school, but hey, maybe that’s just a misunderstood after-school program?

Here in Seattle — the capital of smug moral preening — folks might actually be excited to participate in the event. Because nothing screams “human rights” like raising money for an organization with staff who moonlight as terrorists.

Run for Hamas to support mental health?

The website for this run says the proceeds go to “children’s mental health in Gaza.”

“This is your chance to provide critical psychosocial support to the millions impacted by the ongoing Israeli military assault on Gaza. This event includes an optional 5K walk/run, fundraising prizes, community, and as much Palestinian culture as we can squeeze into your morning. The Gaza 5K is your chance to meet and connect with folks who share your solidarity and commitment to the mental well-being of refugees,” the event page said.

Considering UNRWA employs people who just might think killing Jewish babies is a justified coping mechanism for imaginary oppression, this is alarming. If that’s therapy, I’d hate to see their idea of a group hug.

Propaganda masked as compassion

Of course, the Gaza 5K isn’t about health. It’s about virtue-signaling your hatred for Israel while pretending to care about refugees. It’s activism cosplay for people who think reading a Vox headline counts as foreign policy experience.

There’s a place to feel compassion for Palestinians who are stuck in Gaza thanks to the actions of terrorist organization Hamas. Though activists pretend there isn’t overwhelming support amongst those living in Gaza for the murder of Jews, not every Gazan supports the ruling governing party. They’re deserving of sympathy and support, just not through UNRWA.

The agency lost funding from the United States and over a dozen other countries in 2024 under the Biden administration. Trump continued the funding pause when he took office. UNRWA can’t be trusted and shouldn’t be seen as much more than another anti-Israel arm of the United Nations.

Going to the run? Defend yourself

If you’re a local elected official thinking about showing up — don’t. Unless you’re ready to explain why you’re fundraising for a group with members who literally participated in a massacre. If you’re a tech bro who wants to “run for peace,” start by running to Google and research who you’re actually funding.

UNRWA shouldn’t be getting a dime or any support. Not from your tax dollars, and sure as hell not from a crowd of self-righteous joggers in Redmond pretending they’re saving the world one mile at a time.

This isn’t charity — it’s terrorist laundering with a pedometer and a keffiyeh.

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