Did you see what this Palestinian had to say about Shaun King?
Probably not. Because the truth rarely goes viral.
And this…
Hello from Montreal,
In a few hours, I am speaking at a fundraiser for Gaza. But today, I wanted you to hear what Hassan Wadi, a Palestinian who is one of the most respected charity leaders in the world, had to say about me and had to say about our work and our fundraising events. WHY?
Because all over the Internet people are lying, yet again, saying I am scamming and stealing from Palestinians. It’s shameful. And predictable. 100% of the donations at our events go to this Palestinian-led charity. We never even touch the money. It’s never in our hands. And anyone saying so is lying - which is shameful.
Not only that, but my online fundraiser, designed to provide over 600,000 hot and nutritious meals to Palestinians in Gaza, goes to this same charity - and, as you see above, before I was even willing to raise money for them, I literally sent people to investigate their work. I asked for reports and photos and videos. I asked about staffing and funding and budgets. I felt horrible doing all of that, actually, but I KNOW the type of scrutiny everything I ever do is under.
Can you please chip in here? It’s tax deductible. If you are a Muslim, it’s Zakat-certified. And we are showing the PROOF of our work day in and day out. We have opened up FOUR community kitchens and are already distributing tens of thousands of meals per day. Check out the PHOTOS and VIDEOS of our work right here on my TikTok account.
So far, we’ve raised $1,494,470 from 13,416 donors. This is absolutely AMAZING, but it’s going to cost us at least $3 million for us to provide 600,000 meals. That’s $5 per meal.
It costs us nearly $100,000 per day to run this program but we will be able to provide over 600,000 meals during Ramadan. It’s not enough, but the prayer of my heart is that our efforts, combined with the efforts of others, will make sure that more people are being fed in Gaza than we’ve seen these past 5+ horrible months of the genocide.
Please chip in here today, OK? We’ve raised nearly $1 million but to run this program it will cost us over $3 million for the month.
Love and appreciate you all,
Shaun
PS: My previous emails are below
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Hello My Friends,
WOW! Since yesterday, over 3,000 of you chipped in to support our Ramadan meal program in Gaza. We’ve now opened up 4 community kitchens and are providing tens of thousands of meals PER DAY. You can learn all about it and chip in HERE.
I want to address a few very important questions and provide very clear answers.
100% of your donation goes to the charity and the charity alone. Even the crowdfunding platform we are using doesn’t take a fee. I do not receive the money and never have and never will. Period.
Many people said “I thought no food was getting into Gaza, how are you getting food in?” Almost no food at all is getting to the 700,000 Palestinians living in the North. Food for sale and food aid gets in daily through Rafah in the South. It’s not enough. Not even close, but it gets in. Our charity partners have had aid get in. We also work with butchers, farmers, merchants, traders, shop owners, and other aid organizations to get whatever we need. It’s brutally difficult.
Palestinians LEAD this project. They lead every aspect of the project in Gaza. My point of contact with our charity partner, Human Concern International, is Palestinian, and our project lead is Palestinian. I am simply raising the money for Palestinians.
It costs us nearly $100,000 per day to run this program but we will be able to provide over 600,000 meals during Ramadan. It’s not enough, but the prayer of my heart is that our efforts, combined with the efforts of others, will make sure that more people are being fed in Gaza than we’ve seen these past 5+ horrible months of the genocide.
Please chip in here today, OK? We’ve raised nearly $1 million but to run this program it will cost us over $3 million for the month.
Love and appreciate you all,
Shaun
PS: My previous emails are below
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Hello My Friends,
First off, I want to thank you all for your love and support of me, of my wife, Dr. Rai, and of the big decisions and work going on in our lives.
On Sunday evening, we converted to Islam by saying our Shahada with Imam Omar Suleiman and the beautiful people of the Valley Ranch Islamic Center in Dallas, Texas. It was one of the single most special moments of our lives. Here it is if you have not seen it.
I have so much more to tell you about how this came to be and will do so a little bit daily as I can.
We are into our second full day of Ramadan and find it to be a very special and holy time for us. We are praying five times a day and fasting during the daylight from food and drinks alongside more than 1 billion Muslims around the world. We are also purifying our hearts and intentions every day - and learning the many new practices of Islam that are an adjustment for us. We are humbled and honored to be on this journey.
For me, so much of this is about Gaza. I have considered Islam since I was 14 years old (that’s 30 years ago), but it has been my close personal relationships with men and women and families in Gaza that has shown me Islam up close and personal and inspired me to make this decision. I’ve walked hundreds of Palestinian families through grief, hunger, and despair and have seen them still proclaim their faith and belief in God. It impacted my soul in profound ways - and continues to every single day. I have so many other reasons to share, but I must start there.
It’s why I am asking you to join 7,861 people from all over the world who’ve decided to make sure people are fed in Gaza during Ramadan. Tomorrow I will show you all of the new photos and videos of our meal program in Gaza. We’ve opened up two kitchens and have already provided tens of thousands of hot and nutritious meals and food boxes.
In fact, if you go ahead and follow me on TikTok HERE I’ve posted brand new videos and photos there of all of our work so that you can see it for yourself.
It costs us nearly $100,000 per day to run this program but we will be able to provide over 600,000 meals during Ramadan. It’s not enough, but the prayer of my heart is that our efforts, combined with the efforts of others, will make sure that more people are being fed in Gaza than we’ve seen these past 5+ horrible months of the genocide.
Please chip in here today, OK? We’ve raised nearly $1 million but to run this program it will cost us over $3 million for the month.
Love and appreciate you all,
Shaun
PS: My previous emails are below
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Hello,
I am back home in New York with the family and I’m so proud of what we have raised so far to provide hot meals for Palestinians during the 30 days of Ramadan starting next week. Our dream is to provide 20,000 meals per day - every single day.
So far 3,780 of you have donated an amazing $420,773. I’m proud and grateful.
But we think it’s going to take 30,000 donors for us to reach the $3 million we need to provide a staggering 600,000 meals during Ramadan. WE CAN DO THIS!
We need to raise $1.5 million by this coming weekend to be able to purchase enough food for the start of Ramadan. We are working with local farmers, butchers, shop owners, and have partnered with one of the most effective charities in the world to bring food in from Egypt. We have 2 trucks near the front of the line as we speak.
Can you please join us and chip in here today?
Love and appreciate each of you.
Your friend and brother,
Shaun
PS: My previous emails are below
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Hello My Friends,
I am at the Toronto airport waiting to fly back home to be with my family before we get back on the road for our tour.
This morning in Gaza, the 15th Palestinian child just died of starvation and malnutrition. I can hardly believe that we are here right now. IT IS AN ABOMINATION.
To be clear, this is not a natural disaster. This is not normal for Palestinians. This is a FORCED STARVATION - which is a war crime and constitutes genocide. Only enough food is getting into Gaza for about 20% of the population - and certain communities literally aren’t getting any food at all. My own friends in Gaza, particularly in the North, where 700,000 people are stuck, with virtually no food or aid, are starving to death.
One of my closest friends there said he only ate ONE TIME last week. He is emaciated and every hour of every day is hard. That’s why I am partnering with the brilliant team at Human Concern International, and a team of very skilled Palestinian volunteers that I have assembled, to serve 20,000 meals per day throughout the month Ramadan - which starts in just one week.
Right now, as I write this, we’ve raised enough funds to feed 20,000 Palestinians for the first 3 days of Ramadan. It will cost us nearly $100,000 per day to feed the community. Ramadan is 30 days long. Food prices are outrageous, but we have already found farmers, butchers, kitchens, shop owners, and more that are going to work with us to make this happen.
Human Concern now has 2 trucks full of food that are close to entering the gates as well and we’re going to immediately pack several more.
BUT WE NEED YOU! It’s going to take 30,000 donors to pull this off. So far we are at 2,845 donors.
You can join us by giving here now!
It is tax deductible and you will receive a tax receipt. If you are a practicing Muslim, this is also a Zakat-certified campaign that will honor your faith. And, as always, I will be showing you our progress every step of the way.
Before I was banned from Instagram, this ambitious dream of ours would’ve been much easier to accomplish, but I just believe in my heart that with you and God, we can still do this.
While every single donation, no matter how small, matters, this is going to take tens of thousands of us stretching ourselves.
Can your business donate?
Can your mosque or church or religious center donate?
Can your family pool their resources together to donate?
Can you recruit friends and family to join you?
Can you sell any stocks or investments to donate?
Can you please donate today? We need you on board, my friend.
I love and appreciate all of you!
Your friend and brother,
Shaun
Haters will hate, liars will lie and fools will be foolish. Keep on doing the work you have been called to do. I am a supporter and I will continue to support. Thank you for all you do.
Thank you Shaun for all do. Its hard but try to mute the bad noise. Keep on doing the good work. And keep fighting the good fight.