New York mayor’s wife liked social media posts praising 7 October ‘resistance’
One post liked by wife Rama Duwaji, published on the day of the attack, showed a bulldozer breaching the fence between Israel and Gaza with the caption, 'Systemic change for collective liberation'
The wife of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s liked social media posts that praised the 7 October Hamas terror attacks on Israel as “resistance” to oppression.
One post liked by wife Rama Duwaji, published on the day of the attack, showed a bulldozer breaching the fence between Israel and Gaza with the caption, “Breaking the walls of apartheid and military occupation.” More text below said, “Systemic change for collective liberation.”
A caption for the post, which was shared by a group called The Slow Factory, described the impoverished conditions in Gaza and said its residents, half of them children, would be punished “if and when the occupation forces retaliate against this resistance.”
Duwaji also liked posts from pro-Palestinian rallies in Times Square on 8 October, led by the Democratic Socialists of America and allied groups. The protests were widely rebuked by Democrats, including Mamdani, who said that his “support for Palestinian liberation should never be confused for a celebration of the loss of civilian life.”
Duwaji, a Syrian-American artist, has made pro-Palestinian advocacy a focal point of her work in ceramics, animation and illustrations.
A City Hall spokesperson distanced Mamdani from the posts, saying, “Mayor Mamdani has been clear and consistent: Hamas is a terrorist organisation, 7 October was a horrific war crime and he has condemned that violence unequivocally.”
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