This was a title of an item in LetsRun's home page today. While quoting ESPN, this is totally fake news. The ESPN item is actually a quote from AP and while I'm not sure how it got published I know that it has vary little to do with the truth.
The item is talking about a body called "The Israel Marathon Association". There is no such thing. Israel, as a country had nothing to do with AIMS and the appeal to it was done by this small Israeli company.
The Bible Marathon is a race that is organized by the settlers in the West Bank and it has a political aim: to show that these areas are part of Israel. Palestinians that live nearby cannot practically participate in the event because they are not allowed to be at the start line. The whole purpose of the event and this press release is to hide the ugly face of the Israeli occupation of that area.
(I'm an Israeli citizen that is worried by these events and the impact of them of my country)