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- Ms. Rachel faced renewed scrutiny after a 2025 video resurfaced.
- The clip shows her calling photojournalist Motaz Azaiza her “friend” while teaching “M.”
- Azaiza told journalist Ahmed al-Biqawi he filmed Oct. 7, 2023 Israeli captives being beaten and withheld the video to protect Palestinians.
- Elizabeth Barcohana, California Republican Party’s Jewish engagement chair, accused Ms. Rachel of sanitizing terrorism with misinformation.
