NYC first lady Rama Duwaji created artwork for DSA’s anti-Israel campaign
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife was deeply concerned in a Democratic socialist activist campaign pushing political candidates essential of Israel and backing a controversial invoice concentrating on pro-Israel charities, The Post has discovered.
First lady Rama Duwaji, an expert illustrator whom Mamdani has bizarrely claimed is not a public determine, created artwork for the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America because the lefty group unleashed a public campaign referred to as “PalestineOnTheBallot.com.”
The promoted effort candidates operating in Democratic Party primaries who snubbed funding from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and voted to assist the Not on Our Dime Act — a invoice that will punish or dissolve registered charities discovered to assist “Israeli settler violence.”
The invoice was sponsored by her husband, who was then a state assemblyman.
“The Democratic primary is on June 25 and Palestine is on the Ballot, even for your NY State Reps,” the animated message on TikTok and Instagram for the DSA said.
“Are your New York Reps pro-ceasefire? Do they want to end subsidies for Israeli war crimes? Are they taking money from AIPAC of NY?”
The animation reveals a poll, the place voters can plug of their deal with to see the place their elected officers stand on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in Gaza, together with illustrations of voters.
“Go to Palestine.com to see where they stand. Then, make your voting plan and get out the vote for pro-Palestinian socialists who need your support,” the pitch mentioned.
“Animation by Rama Duwaji.”
The PalestineOnTheBallot.com web site additionally referred to as on supporters to volunteer for ex-Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s failed re-election campaign. A foe of Israel, Bowman was defeated within the Democratic main by George Latimer.
The revelation of her gig with the anti-Israel DSA comes after previous tweets surfaced of Duwaji liking social media posts cheering Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught in opposition to Israel, praising Palestinian terrorists and criticizing the US army.
Duwaji additionally supplied illustrations for an antisemitic authorThe Post beforehand reported.
One pro-Israel activist mentioned Duwaji’s high-profile position within the DSA anti-Israel campaign is additional proof that she and her hubby, Mamdani, are two peas in a pod united of their rhetoric.
“They’re both filled with vile hatred for the Jewish people of Israel,” mentioned Dov Hikind, a former Brooklyn state assemblyman who closely represented Orthodox Jewish Borough Park and based Americans Against Antisemitism.
“The first lady is more radical than Mamdani is and that’s saying quite a lot. She’s dangerous and he’s dangerous. They’re radical Islamists. What a great couple. Mazel Tov!”
Mamdani, a proud member of the DSA, was one of many left-wing group’s main politicians in Albany. In October 2024, the DSA was the first political group to support his successful run for mayor final 12 months.
Duwaji’s flies activism within the face of Mamdani’s recent claim that his wife is just a “private person,” a line he rolled out earlier this month after stories surfaced of his anti-Israel rants and associations, critics mentioned.
“Does anybody believe she’s a private citizen?” Hikind mentioned.
Duwaji’s work on the DSA’s Palestine on The Ballot campaign reveals her taking a extra lively public position alongside her future husband in backing the Hamas-led Palestinians in Gaza and accusing the Jewish state of committing “war crimes,” Hikind and others mentioned.
Mamdani’s personal anti-Israel activism continues to be a supply of stress with some pro-Israel Jews.
He helps the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign in opposition to Israel, which the Anti-Defamation League considers a type of antisemitism for attempting to delegitimize and injury the economic system of the Jewish state.
The mayor has mentioned he would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he got here to New York, claiming he is a prison conflict.
Last week on St. Patrick’s Day, he once more accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza —a day after meeting with Orthodox Jewish leaders and vowing to crack down on antisemitism within the metropolis.
Mamdani and Duwaji had no fast remark.