New York, Dec. 26 -- With Zohran Mamdani set to take the Mayoral seat on January 1, his committee for the inaugural "block party" turned heads after it was revealed that Ms Rachel is one of the members, along with celebrity activist Cynthia Nixon.

Several committee members' involvement irked some, as Ms Rachel was famously nominated for the anti-semite of the year by a watchdog organisation, StopAntisemitism

Ms Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, is known to millions of children for her toddler learning videos on YouTube. She has been outwardly expressive about Israel's military action in Gaza and its lasting effects on the children there.

As an advocate for children's human rights, she has worked in collaboration with n...