Overview
- An X profile believed to be Duwaji’s (@_RamaDee) was deleted a day after the Washington Free Beacon published its review of her historic online activity.
- The Free Beacon cited archived Tumblr and X material from 2013–2017 that appeared to praise PFLP figures including Leila Khaled and Shadia Abu Ghazaleh.
- Other resurfaced posts highlighted in coverage included criticism of U.S. troops, claims that Tel Aviv “shouldn’t exist,” a 2015 note blaming “white people” for creating al‑Qaida, and a 2013 use of a racial slur.
- The outlet said it linked the accounts to Duwaji by cross‑referencing usernames and biographical details alongside facial‑recognition analysis, methods that remain under scrutiny.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani has defended his wife as a private person with no formal City Hall role, while prior reporting noted she had liked Instagram content related to the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack; her public Instagram account remains active.