Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife was deeply concerned in a Democratic socialist activist campaign pushing political candidates vital of Israel and backing a controversial invoice focusing on pro-Israel charities, The Post has realized.
First lady Rama Duwaji, an expert illustrator who Mamdani has bizarrely claimed isn’t 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 known as “PalestineOnTheBallot.com.”
The effort promoted candidates working in Democratic Party primaries who snubbed funding from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and vowed to help the Not on Our Dime Act — a invoice that may punish or dissolve registered charities discovered to help “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 tackle to see the place their elected officers stand on the Palestinian-Israeli warfare 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 known as on supporters to volunteer for ex-Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s failed re-election campaign. A foe of Israel, Bowman was trounced within the Democratic major by George Latimer.
The revelation of her gig with the anti-Israel DSA comes after outdated tweets surfaced of Duwaji liking social media posts cheering Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught towards Israel, praising Palestinian terrorists and criticizing the US navy.
Duwaji additionally supplied illustrations for an antisemitic author, The 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 represented closely 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 lawmakers in Albany. In October 2024, the DSA was the first political group to support his successful run for mayor final yr.
Duwaji’s activism flies 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 her 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 rigidity with some pro-Israel Jews.
He helps the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign towards Israel, which the Anti-Defamation League considers a type of antisemitism for attempting to delegitimize and harm 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’s a warfare legal.
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.
