Ms. Rachel Breaks Silence After Pro-Israel Group Reports Her to Attorney General Pam Bondi

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Teacher and children’s social media star Ms. Rachel broke her silence after a pro-Israel group reported her to the Justice Department for speaking out against the killing of children in Gaza.

The same week that Ms. Rachel announced the birth of her second child via surrogate, the group StopAntisemitism called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the star, claiming she spread pro-Hamas propaganda to her millions of followers.

The influencer has stayed silent in the past week in the face of the accusations, only posting photos with her newborn — until today.

She took to Instagram to share a poem, seemingly in resistance to StopAntisemitism’s call for the investigation: “Children have human rights / These rights are not just for some children, / they are for all children. / Standing up for children, / especially those who are most vulnerable / is the right thing to do.”

In the caption, she emphasized: “All children have the right to food, water, medical care and education. All children should be protected from violence.”

 

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While Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Griffin-Accurso, is generally known for her adult-geared content of how-tos on topics like potty training children and teaching them how to sound out letters, she also uses her platform as a space to advocate for human rights and as a political arena.

She has spoken out about violence against children on both sides of the war. In February, she posted about the deaths of Ariel, Kfir, and Shiri Bibas — the red-headed boys and their mother taken hostage and later brutally murdered in Hamas captivity — via social media.

Her focus, however, has largely been on advocating for children in Palestine with few posts about Israeli children and hostages, a fact that has drawn the attention and ire of pro-Israel organizations like StopAntisemitism.

In a recent post on X, the group wrote, “StopAntisemitism is calling on Attorney General Bondi to investigate if Ms. Rachel is being funded by a foreign party to push anti-Israel propaganda to skew public opinion. Since 10/7, Ms. Rachel has transformed into an amplifier of Hamas propaganda, broadcasting to 20M+ followers across her platforms.”

The group provided no public evidence to support the allegation that the children’s YouTube star is being paid to spread pro-Hamas propaganda. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice confirmed to Mediaite receipt of the letter but declined to comment further.

In one example of alleged propaganda highlighted by StopAntisemitism, the group claimed that Ms. Rachel had falsely shared a photo of an emaciated boy in Gaza, who they said actually suffered from cystic fibrosis. Yet according to the boy’s mother, in an interview with The Washington Post, both were true: her son suffered from starvation and cystic fibrosis.

The New York Post obtained a copy of the letter sent on April 7 to Bondi. “Given the vast sums of foreign funds that have been directed toward propagandizing our young people on college campuses, we suspect there is a similar dynamic in the online influencer space,” StopAntisemitism director Liora Rez wrote in the letter. “We urge you and your office to investigate whether or not Ms. Rachel is being remunerated to disseminate Hamas-aligned propaganda to her millions of followers, as this may violate the [Foreign Agents Registration Act].”

In May 2024, a Politico analysis found that the donors behind some of the groups supporting pro-Palestine college protests, including Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow, two Jewish groups that are critical of Israel, are funded by prominent donors to left-wing causes, including George Soros.

Per the Post, in her letter to Bondi, Rez continued, “[Ms. Rachel’s] posts have largely ignored the suffering of Israeli victims, hostages, and Jewish children, while she consistently amplifies misinformation from Hamas and other anti-Israel sources.”

Ms. Rachel was previously accused of ignoring Israeli children last May when she launched a fundraiser through Cameo that raised more than $50,000, according to The Guardian, for Save the Children’s emergency fund toward supporting children in conflict zones like Gaza.

In response to that backlash, Ms. Rachel took to social media, writing in an Instagram caption, “I care deeply for all children. Palestinian children, Israeli children, children in the US – Muslim, Jewish, Christian children – all children, in every country. … To do a fundraiser for children who are currently starving – who have no food or water – who are being killed – is human.”