Overview
- Jewish Insider reported that Rama Duwaji, the mayor’s wife, liked multiple Instagram posts that framed Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 assault as “resistance,” including a Slow Factory post with images of a border breach and a captured IDF vehicle labeled with pro‑liberation slogans.
- The outlet also found she liked People’s Forum posts tied to Oct. 8 Times Square demonstrations using phrases such as “from the river to the sea” and chants asserting a right to armed resistance.
- City Hall reiterated that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has consistently condemned Hamas and called Oct. 7 a horrific war crime, a stance he emphasized during his campaign and in subsequent statements.
- Pressed by reporters, Mamdani declined to address specifics, saying, “My wife is the love of my life” and a private person with no role in his campaign or administration; Duwaji did not respond to requests for comment.
- Additional outlets echoed the findings, and The Free Press reported new examples, including a 2024 Instagram like referencing a “mass rape hoax,” while noting that questions remain about when some likes occurred.