Controversial kids YouTuber Ms. Rachel donated to Mamdani cronies who swept NYC Dem primaries in anti-Israel wave
Controversial kids YouTuber Ms.Rachel donated $3,500 to a crew of Zohran Mamdani-backed liberal candidates who ousted establishment Democrats in party primaries leaders admitted were fueled by anti-Israel furor.Ms.
Rachel — whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso — made to donations to House candidates Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander ahead of the June 23 primaries.Her husband, Broadway and “Songs for Littles” music director Aron Accurso, also donated $1,500 to Chevalier.Both insurgent, left-wing candidates won, toppling pro-Israel incumbent Reps.
Adriano Espaillat and Dan Goldman. The social media star — a modern-day “Mister Rogers” — has more than 20 million followers on YouTube and 5 million followers on Instagram.Accurso is a staunch critic of Israel, accusing the Jewish state of “genocide” and deliberately slaughtering thousands of children in Gaza.Both Chevalier and Lander are also staunch critics of the Jewish state.Chevalier even attended a notorious pro-Palestinian rally in Times Square the day after the Oct.
7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks on Israelis.Accurso has become increasingly politically active, rallying against the Trump administration placing migrant children in detention camps.One pro-Israel activist said the social media star’s campaign against Israel is a sign of the times as hatred grows against the Jewish state and antisemitism festers.“The Jew hatred has become a real issue.It’s a tsunami.
It’s malicious, vicious hatred of the Jewish people,” said Dov Hikind, a former Brooklyn state Assembly member and founder of Americans Against Antisemitism.“The bad guys are winning.”Accurso has posted numerous videos in support of Palestinians in Gaza amid the war with Israel.“What made you speak about other people’s human rights but not about the kids in Gaza? Do you not think that these kids are not loving … Do you not think they have a heartbeat,” she said in one of her Instagram videos.“Where ...