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YouTuber Ms. Rachel accused of spreading Hamas propaganda

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YouTube sensation Rachel Griffin Accurso (42), famous for her Songs for Littles series, is under the radar of antisemitism watchdog group StopAntisemitism.

The group has accused her of spreading anti-Israel content and pro-Hamas propaganda through her posts about the Gaza conflict.

Among the disputed content shared by Accurso were viral images of a child, purportedly showing starvation in Gaza.

StopAntisemitism claimed these images were debunked and that the child, Fadi al-Zant, wasn't starving but suffering from cystic fibrosis.

However, the child's mother has clarified to The Washington Post that her son was indeed suffering from both cystic fibrosis and starvation.

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So laser focused on whether the one image is legitimate, ignoring all the other evidence that Israel is indeed intentionally starving people.
- Deflect, confuse.
  
  Yeah, this shit is why I get on my wife about checking the legitimacy of images from Gaza before she shares them. I tell her, "If you make one mistake that is they excuse they need. The bad actors will focus entirely on that and use it to delegitimize everything you post about it." These people will repeat lies and falsehoods all day, but the moment you make a mistake they will pounce and never let go.
  They don't have any truth to stand behind, so they have to make you into a liar.
  Edit: I'd also like to point out that these people are actually aiding anti-Semitism by labeling any criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism. They are doing so much damage, people are not going to take real anti-Semitism seriously because of all this crying wolf. They're just awful.
- The images were legitimate as well. The child was starving because he needed medication and twice the food of a normal child. Both were blocked by Israel. After he was successfully ethnically cleansed from Gaza by Israel, he was able to receive the care he needed and recovered his weight. Proving the perpetrator of his starvation was Israel.
  Images of a starving Palestinian boy went viral. The attention saved him.
  Fadi’s condition requires that he consume up to twice the amount of calories of other children his age. It also requires specific medication: an enzyme that helps people like Fadi get nutrients from food. Without either, Fadi began to waste away, his 31-year-old mother, Shaima, said.
  After one night in Rafah, Fadi, his siblings and their mother were evacuated into Egypt on March 24. Fadi received care in an Egyptian hospital to ensure he gained back some weight and that his lungs were taking in enough oxygen to get on an airplane. Flying can be risky for people with untreated cystic fibrosis.
"Under the radar" doesn't mean what they think it means.
Is this a press release from zios? They recite every phony accusation without any criticism or counter-narrative whatsoever.
Here's a better source:
Pro-Israel Group Asks Pam Bondi to Investigate YouTube Star Ms. Rachel - The far right thinks Ms. Rachel should be under investigation for caring about kids in Gaza.

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