For millions of parents, Ms. Rachel is a gentle fixture of early childhood education, a soft-spoken woman in overalls who teaches toddlers their first words and calms overtired households. But in 2025, that trusted persona collided with a deeply different public reality. Ms. Rachel was named Antisemite of the Year by watchdog groups after months of amplifying anti-Israel falsehoods, elevating Hamas-aligned figures, and dismissing Jewish concerns.
The contradiction is stark. A woman celebrated for “loving all children” now stands accused of helping mainstream some of the most persistent antisemitic narratives circulating online.
A Pattern, Not an Accident
Since October 7, Ms. Rachel has built a long-term record of spreading Hamas-aligned misinformation while erasing Israeli child victims. She has amplified debunked atrocity images, echoed Hamas casualty claims, and dismissed concerns from Jewish parents. This rhetoric mirrors the mechanics of modern blood libel. As HonestReporting summarized, “Ms. Rachel has repeatedly spread falsehoods about Israel, amplified debunked images, and platformed a Hamas defender to millions of followers.”
This record did not begin or end with a single post. It has unfolded across months, often to an audience larger than most news outlets.
Aligning With a Hamas-Linked Humanitarian Network
One of the clearest examples is Ms. Rachel’s public partnership with the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), a U.S. based nonprofit whose glowing branding conceals a long trail of Hamas-linked partnerships. According to extensive NGO Monitor documentation, PCRF collaborates with extremist Zakat committees, “charitable” bodies repeatedly identified by Western authorities as funding conduits for Hamas. PCRF also operates inside Al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital in Gaza City, where the IDF uncovered a Hamas military compound beneath the pediatric ward. This included explosives, suicide vests, operational materials, and one of the motorcycles used in the October 7 attacks.
Senior PCRF officials have publicly accused Israel of “genocide” and praised “resistance.” Ms. Rachel became one of their ambassadors.
False Claims With Enormous Reach
Her amplification of misinformation has been equally consequential. In early 2024, she repeated a viral UN claim that “14,000 babies will die in 48 hours,” a statement later corrected by BBC and PBS. The real UN projection estimated 14,100 severe malnutrition cases over 11 months, not 48 hours. Ms. Rachel never corrected her post, allowing the catastrophic figure to circulate as evidence of Israeli cruelty.
She also shared a staged “starving baby” image that was later revealed to depict a Syrian child with a congenital condition. She paired it with accusations that Israel was deliberately starving children. That narrative directly echoes historic blood libels portraying Jews as intentional child killers.
StopAntisemitism noted bluntly, “Since 10/7, Ms. Rachel has pushed Hamas propaganda to millions, sharing debunked images, inflated casualty claims, and almost entirely ignoring Israeli child victims.”
Platforming a Hamas Propagandist
In a widely criticized collaboration, Ms. Rachel brought Motaz Azaiza, a photojournalist who has praised Yahya Sinwar, celebrated October 7, and refused to condemn the slaughter of Israeli civilians, onto her platform. This introduction framed him not as a propagandist but as a humanitarian voice.
A One Sided Advocacy
Her selective compassion has been equally telling. On October 7, while Israeli children were being murdered, burned alive, and dragged into tunnels, she posted a hair tutorial. Only after widespread backlash did she issue brief, vague acknowledgments of Israeli victims, before returning to exclusively Gaza centered content.
As The Times of Israel wrote, “When a public figure speaks about protecting children, and the only children consistently absent from her compassion are ours, it is its own kind of heartbreak.”
A Comment Section That Became a Hostile Ecosystem
Under her posts, antisemitic rhetoric flourishes. She has allowed this environment to grow unchecked, even as Jewish parents express alarm at the hostility directed toward them. Her silence has functioned as tacit permission.
What She Never Mentions: The Indoctrination of Palestinian Children
Perhaps the clearest indicator of her selective advocacy is what she refuses to address. A 2023 UN Watch and IMPACT-se investigation documented more than 300 pages of UNRWA produced lessons glorifying terrorists, urging jihad, spreading antisemitic conspiracies, and denying Israel’s existence. Forty seven UNRWA teachers were caught calling for the murder of Jews. One hundred thirty three more praised terrorism online.
If Ms. Rachel’s stated priority is “children’s wellbeing,” the violent indoctrination shaping Palestinian children’s futures would be central to her activism. Instead, she ignores it entirely.
A Soft Voice With a Hard Impact
Ms. Rachel’s defenders insist that a woman known for helping toddlers speak cannot possibly be antisemitic. But the evidence shows otherwise. Influence amplifies misinformation. Compassion can be selective. Even a children’s educator can serve as a conveyor belt for dangerous narratives.
Her voice is gentle. Her impact is not.
