Miss Rachel is for the children. She’s for all children everywhere, especially those who are hurting or need support the most.
She’s made it clear that when she speaks in support of children in Palestine, it’s not about a political position. It’s about innocent children who don’t deserve to starve, live in fear, suffer, or be harmed because of adult decisions.
For that, one organization has nominated her as “antisemite of the year,” and she’s responding to that label with her usual honesty and heart.
Miss Rachel Has Spoken In Support Of Supplying Food To Palestinian Children
Rachel Accurso, better known as Miss Rachel, has earned her place among the most-loved early education presenters in children’s entertainment, alongside Fred Rogers and Steve from Blue’s Clues. She absolutely exudes joy, love, and warmth, as well as an energy level to match your toddler.
She’s spoken up many times about the Israel-Palestine conflict, specifically with concern for the children, who she reminds us are innocent in all of it. Not one infant, in need of formula to survive, is responsible for any atrocity of war anywhere on this planet, and no infant deserves the consequences of it.
In July, for example, Miss Rachel was spreading the word about the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) and their efforts to get formula to starving babies. She’s been very consistent in including, welcoming, and supporting every child.
She even started a Cameo account to donate the funds to an organization that supports children around the world.
Miss Rachel Has Faced Immense Backlash
She’s faced a lot of backlash for these positions, from individuals and organizations that read support of Palestinian children as hate for Israel or for Jewish people.
In fact, one organization, which calls itself Stop Antisemitism, has nominated her as one of the top ten to receive its “Antisemite of the Year” label. With her on the list of nominees are former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson, and other media personalities and public figures ranging across the political spectrum, including right-wing podcaster Stew Peters; TikToker Guy Christenson; and martial artist and Holocaust denier Bryce Mitchell, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
It’s not the first time the cheery and upbeat personality has been targeted for her support of Palestinian kids, but this round seems to have reached a lot of angry people, and Miss Rachel is facing a lot of harassment and attacks.
Responding on her Instagram account, she shared that her son had cried because he accidentally overheard the adults discussing steps taken to protect her safety, and asserted that Stop Antisemitism shouldn’t be allowed to falsely and without evidence accuse someone of collaborating with HAMAS, prompting threats and news coverage. She’s not letting it stop her, though:
“We also received physical threatening letters to us and our family members (one who is Jewish) This is not ok. It’s been 1.5 years of this. I’m so tired. (That being said nothing will stop me standing with the kids of Gaza, Sudan, the Congo etc)”
Miss Rachel Continues To Support Children & Show The Human Cost Of War
Instead of backing away from a divisive and controversial topic, Miss Rachel is determined to keep supporting children, no matter where they’re from, who they are, or what the adults around them are doing.
In fact, she’s pinned to the top of her social feeds a video that shows exactly why Miss Rachel is for the children. It’s a clip from earlier this year featuring a 3-year-old girl, Rahaf.
Rahaf is a double amputee after surviving an airstrike in Gaza, where her two brothers and father remain. Miss Rachel shared in one post that when she video chatted with the family, she learned that the boys and their father have little food, and are unable to come to the U.S., where Rahaf and her mother, Israa, are now, thanks to support and help from the PCRF, which has also endorsed Rahaf through her medical treatments.
This little girl dancing and singing with Miss Rachel is a brief image of exactly why we need Miss Rachel and people like her, as many people like her as we can get, to build the village all our babies need, in every country, in every situation. This incredible person should be flooded with support and love, not hate and threats.