According to the Washington Free Beacon, Rama Duwaji appears to have used the N-word in a social media post in 2013 when she was 15. The same outlet alleges she shared posts celebrating Palestinian terrorists, including Leila Khaled and Shadia Abu Ghazaleh, on accounts she used from her late teenage years into her twenties. Jewish Insider reports that Duwaji liked Instagram posts that celebrated the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, including one calling reports of sexual violence a 'mass rape hoax'.
Jewish Insider notes Duwaji liked an Instagram post by leftist group The Slow Factory showing images of people after taking over an IDF vehicle with 'Free Palestine' scrawled over it. ', a phrase often criticized as antisemitic. After the article about her social media activity went live, Duwaji's account no longer appears to like the posts, according to multiple reports.
My wife is the love of my life, and she is also a private person who has held no formal position on my campaign or in my City Hall.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani responded by defending his wife's privacy, stating that his wife is a private person who has held no formal position on his campaign or in his City Hall. A spokesperson for Mayor Mamdani added that the mayor has been clear and consistent: Hamas is a terrorist organization, October 7th was a horrific war crime, and he has condemned that violence unequivocally. Mayor Mamdani has his own controversial history with Israel-Palestine rhetoric, having come under heat in the past after apparently using anti-Israel phrases including 'globalize the intifada', according to multiple reports.
As the city's first Muslim mayor, he has been seen with skepticism by some Jewish New Yorkers over his ardent support of the Palestinian cause.
FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE!
I was elected as a democratic socialist and I will govern as a democratic socialist. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations. Beginning today, we will govern expansively and audaciously.