NYC Mayor's Wife Celebrated Terrorists on Social Media
Left says
- •These posts were made when Duwaji was a teenager and young adult, reflecting views from her formative years that may not represent her current positions
- •The focus on a mayor's spouse creates an unfair standard where family members are held accountable for political positions they never sought to represent
- •The media coverage represents a double standard compared to how conservative political spouses have been treated for their controversial statements
- •Personal social media activity from years ago should not be used to judge or influence current public policy decisions
Right says
- •Celebrating known terrorists and plane hijackers demonstrates a pattern of extremist sympathies that raises serious concerns about judgment and values
- •The posts praising PFLP members and glorifying violence occurred over multiple years, suggesting consistent ideological alignment rather than isolated incidents
- •A mayor's spouse has significant influence and access to power, making their radical views a legitimate matter of public concern
- •The mainstream media's reluctance to fully cover this story contrasts sharply with their aggressive coverage of conservative political spouses
Common Take
High Consensus- The social media posts in question were made several years ago when Duwaji was younger
- The posts celebrated individuals and groups designated as terrorists by the U.S. government
- Political spouses often face scrutiny for their public statements and social media activity
- Questions about media coverage standards and consistency are legitimate topics for public discussion
The Arguments
Left argues
These posts were made when Duwaji was a teenager and young adult during her formative years, reflecting views that may not represent her current positions as a mature adult. Personal social media activity from years ago should not be used to judge or influence current public policy decisions.
Right counters
The posts praising PFLP members and glorifying violence occurred over multiple years from 2015 to 2017, suggesting consistent ideological alignment rather than isolated youthful mistakes, and included celebration of specific terrorists like plane hijacker Leila Khaled.
Right argues
A mayor's spouse has significant influence and access to power, making their radical views a legitimate matter of public concern, especially when those views include celebrating known terrorists and expressing anti-American sentiments. The public has a right to know about potential extremist sympathies in positions of influence.
Left counters
The focus on a mayor's spouse creates an unfair standard where family members are held accountable for political positions they never sought to represent, and Duwaji holds no formal position in the campaign or City Hall.
Right argues
The mainstream media's reluctance to fully cover this story contrasts sharply with their aggressive coverage of conservative political spouses, such as the extensive reporting on Justice Alito's wife over American flag displays. This represents a clear double standard in journalistic scrutiny.
Left counters
The media coverage represents a double standard compared to how conservative political spouses have been treated, but in the opposite direction - conservative spouses have faced disproportionate scrutiny for far less controversial actions than celebrating actual terrorists.
Left argues
Duwaji was living in the Middle East during her formative years and was exposed to different political perspectives and regional conflicts that shaped her worldview as a young person. Context matters when evaluating posts made during adolescence and early adulthood.
Right counters
Celebrating specific terrorists who hijacked planes and bombed civilians goes beyond regional political perspectives - it represents support for violence against innocent people regardless of geographical context or age.
Challenge Questions
These questions target genuine internal contradictions — meant to provoke honest reflection.
Right asks Left
“If the standard is that youthful posts don't reflect current views, how do you reconcile this with the left's typical approach to holding public figures accountable for past social media activity, and at what age should someone be considered responsible for glorifying terrorism?”
Left asks Right
“If spousal influence and access to power justifies this level of scrutiny, why wasn't there similar sustained coverage when conservative political spouses made controversial statements, and how do you distinguish between legitimate public interest and partisan selective enforcement?”
Outlier Report
Left Fringe
Hard-left anti-Israel activists like those in Democratic Socialists of America chapters who might defend Duwaji's posts as legitimate resistance solidarity, representing roughly 5-10% of the left.
Right Fringe
Figures like Laura Loomer or Nick Fuentes who use this story to promote broader anti-Muslim conspiracy theories about infiltration of government, representing roughly 3-5% of the right.
Noise Assessment
High performative amplification - the story serves as proxy warfare over Israel-Palestine positions and spouse accountability standards, with much discourse focused on media double standards rather than the underlying conduct.
Sources (9)
Supporters of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani often insist he is a moderate voice in a polarized debate about Israel. But on October 7 itself, while the attack was still unfolding, his wife, Rama Duwaji, liked Instagram posts celebrating the massacre as "collective liberation". According to reporting by The Free Press, it was one of more than 70 anti-Israel posts she endorsed or liked online, including claims of a "mass rape hoax" on October 7. There were also posts accusing Israel of committing "genocide" two weeks before Tel Aviv even launched a counteroffensive, and messages praising radical campus protests. In addition, Duwaji follows activist accounts that glorify Palestinian "martyrs" and liked content from Bisan Owda, an activist accused of ties to the US-designated terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
New York City's first lady, Rama Duwaji, glorified terrorist violence in a wide range of posts made on social media when she was a teenager and in her early 20s, celebrating members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror group and the First Intifada, a Washington Free Beacon review of her old X and Tumblr accounts found. Duwaji, 28, posted a photo to her Tumblr account in September 2017, when she would have been 20 years old, of the infamous Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled. Under the username "diimashq," she echoed one of Khaled's most famous statements.
New York City's first lady, Rama Duwaji, glorified terrorist violence in a wide range of posts made on social media when she was a teenager and in her early 20s, celebrating members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror group and the First Intifada, a Washington Free Beacon review of her old X and Tumblr accounts found.
<img src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/shock-report-mamdani-s-radical-wife-glorified-terrorism-in-social-media-posts.jpg?id=65327017&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C56%2C0%2C51" /><br /><br /><p>In its review of old X and Tumblr accounts believed to have belonged to New York City Democrat Mayor Zohran Mamdani's wife, Ruma Duwaji, the Washington Free Beacon <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/zohran-mamdanis-wife-celebrated-palestinian-terrorists-including-plane-hijacker-in-social-media-posts-from-early-adulthood/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">discovered</a> posts glorifying Palestinian terrorists and romanticizing Islamic martyrdom.</p><p>For instance, Duwaji, the child of Syrian migrants, appears to have <a href="https://archive.ph/KS6IZ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">posted</a> a photo on Sept. 23, 2017, of Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled captioned, "If it does good for my cause, I'll be happy to accept death."</p><p class="pull-quote">'American soldiers fighting in imperialist wars are not brave.'</p><p>Khaled, a prominent member of the U.S.-designated terrorist organization Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine who <a href="https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/october-7-proved-the-importance-of-the-struggle-to-the-world-an-interview-with-palestinian-icon-leila-khaled/" target="_blank">claimed</a> in a 2024 interview that the "7th of October was a must," was involved in plane hijackings both in 1969 and 1970.</p><p>On March 8, 2015, Duwaji reportedly shared a post praising Shadia Abu Ghazaleh, a PFLP terrorist who participated in the bombing of an Israeli bus and ultimately blew herself up in 1968 building a bomb she apparently meant to use on an Israeli building.</p><p>In July 2015, Mamdani's wife apparently shared a post <a href="https://archive.is/TTOsm" target="_blank">stating</a>, "American soldiers fighting in imperialist wars are not brave nor are they fighting for anyone's freedom. They are mercilessly slaughtering 3rd world civilians and fighting to maintain American hegemony."</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/why-americas-enemies-always-target-western-civilization-first" target="_blank">Why America’s enemies always target Western civilization first </a></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" id="9c669" src="https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65325788&width=1245&height=700&quality=50&coordinates=0%2C90%2C0%2C17" /><small class="image-media media-photo-credit">Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images</small></p><p>When Snapchat added Tel Aviv to its "live story" feature that same year, Duwaji reportedly retweeted a post that stated, "@Snapchat has disappointed me. F**k #TelAviv. Shouldn't exist in the first place. They're occupiers. You celebrate them."</p><p>Duwaji's old account appears to have been deactivated in the wake of the Beacon's exposé.</p><p>Blaze News did not receive a response from New York City Hall.</p><p>CNN pundit Scott Jennings and Dalia Al-Aqidi, a Republican running for Congress in Minnesota, highlighted on Wednesday the liberal media's kid-glove treatment of Mamdani's wife, especially when compared with the treatment the wife of another high-profile figure has received.</p><p>Jennings <a href="https://x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/2034445523097473142?s=20" target="_blank">responded</a> to the Beacon report, writing, "Remember when the national media tried to impeach Justice Alito because his wife hung up George Washington's flag on their porch?"</p><p>Whereas the liberal media appears reluctant to indict Mamdani for the foreign-focused radicalism of his 28-year-old wife, the media desperately <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/democrats-mount-another-desperate-attack-against-justice-alito-with-the-election-in-mind" target="_self">attempted</a> <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/new-york-times-blows-up-its-own-false-flag-narrative-outing-justice-alitos-neighbor-as-a-rabid-leftist" target="_self">to</a> <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/democrats-media-allies-once-again-duped-into-thinking-theyve-nailed-justice-alito-on-something-damning" target="_self">paint</a> Supreme Court Justice Samuel <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/the-end-game-is-nigh-for-the-democratic-public-private-campaign-against-justice-alito" target="_self">Alito</a> in recent years as ideologically compromised and incapable of faithfully executing his judicial duties because his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, supposedly hoisted American flags.</p><p>The CNN pundit <a href="https://x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/2034447206586212363?s=20" target="_blank">highlighted</a> headlines corresponding with the controversy ginned up by Obama hagiographer Jodi Kantor in May 2024.</p><p>Kantor <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html" target="_blank">concern-mongered</a> about a "'Stop the Steal' Symbol" — the American flag suspended upside down — allegedly displayed at Justice Alito's house in January 2021. Kantor suggested on the basis of insights from so-called experts that "the flag was a clear violation of ethics rules ... and could sow doubt about Justice Alito's impartiality in cases related to the election and Capitol riot."</p><p>Justice Alito <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/new-york-times-blows-up-its-own-false-flag-narrative-outing-justice-alitos-neighbor-as-a-rabid-leftist" target="_blank">explained</a>, however, that the distressed flag had nothing to do with the Jan. 6 protests as insinuated but was rather hoisted by his wife in response to alleged verbal abuse from a neighbor who had erected a "F**k Trump" sign within 50 feet of where children await the school bus.</p><p class="pull-quote">'The mayor is weaponizing the mainstream media.'</p><p>Democrats nevertheless made hay of the story with the intention of sidelining Alito, while Kantor — who had effectively blown up her original framing with a <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/new-york-times-blows-up-its-own-false-flag-narrative-outing-justice-alitos-neighbor-as-a-rabid-leftist" target="_blank">report</a> detailing the harassment Mrs. Alito endured before the distressed flag was raised — joined other liberal propagandists in <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/democrats-mount-another-desperate-attack-against-justice-alito-with-the-election-in-mind" target="_blank">penning</a> another alarmist piece about an "Appeal to Heaven" flag spotted over Alito's New Jersey beach house.</p><p>Other publications, <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/supreme-court-martha-ann-alito-pride-flags-left-media-1235037338/" target="_blank">including Rolling Stone magazine</a>, got in on the action, attacking Mrs. Alito for expressing mainstream conservative views.</p><p>Dalia Al-Aqidi <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-15657751/mayor-mamdani-rama-duwaji-antisemitism.html" target="_blank">noted</a> in a March 18 op-ed, "When Martha-Ann Alito, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, flew an upside-down American flag at her home in 2021, it triggered national outrage and relentless media coverage. The standard was clear: proximity to power is power. And with power comes scrutiny. But in Duwaji's case, we are told to look away by the mayor. Why?"</p><p>"The mayor is weaponizing the mainstream media and the political class's fear of being labeled 'Islamophobic,'" said Al-Aqidi.</p><p><em>Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. </em><em><a href="https://www.theblaze.com/newsletters/theblaze-articlelink" target="_self">Sign up here</a></em><em>!</em></p>
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