Elise Gravel is a
childrenās author from Montreal who in 2012 won a
Governor Generalās Award for Childrenās Illustration for her French-language book āLa clĆ© Ć molette.ā Her website describes her as āan author and illustrator,ā saying that her goal is āto promote diversity, tolerance, respect and empathy.ā
Despite these lofty claims, Gravelās social media account in recent weeks has been replete with false and vituperative accusations against Israel.
Since Hamasā October 7 pogrom in southern Israel, the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, Gravelās personal Instagram page has been filled with virtually only anti-Israel content.
Her posts range from comments falsely accusing Israel of carrying out ā
genocideā in the Gaza Strip to statements which appear to tacitly justify terrorism against Israelis
when she wrote that āat what point will Palestine also have the right to DEFEND ITSELF,ā to sharing a list of statements
allegedly made by āIsraeli officialsā to describe āthe Palestinian people,ā before quoting at least one non-Israeli, and falsely presenting statements clearly referring to Hamas and presenting them as referring to Palestinians in general.
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Elise Gravel is a childrenās author from Montreal who in 2012 won a Governor Generalās Award for Childrenās Illustration for her French-language book āLa clĆ© Ć molette.ā Her website describes her as āan author and illustrator,ā saying that her goal is āto promote diversity, tolerance, respect...
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