{"id":24797,"date":"2026-03-23T13:25:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=24797"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:25:34","slug":"nyc-first-lady-rama-duwaji-created-artwork-for-dsas-anti-israel-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=24797","title":{"rendered":"NYC first lady Rama Duwaji created artwork for DSA&#8217;s anti-Israel campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/18\/us-news\/nycs-first-lady-rama-duwaji-celebrated-palestinian-terrorists-in-resurfaced-social-media-posts-report\/\">Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s wife <\/a>was deeply involved in a Democratic socialist activist campaign pushing political candidates critical of Israel and backing a controversial bill targeting pro-Israel charities, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>First lady Rama Duwaji, a professional illustrator who Mamdani has bizarrely claimed isn\u2019t a public figure, created artwork for the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America as the lefty group unleashed a public campaign called \u201cPalestineOnTheBallot.com.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The effort promoted candidates running in Democratic Party primaries who snubbed funding from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and vowed to support the Not on Our Dime Act \u2014 a bill that would punish or dissolve registered charities found to support \u201cIsraeli settler violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nyc_dsa\/video\/7382660031877156142\" data-video-id=\"7382660031877156142\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px;min-width:325px\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@nyc_dsa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nyc_dsa?refer=embed\">@nyc_dsa<\/a> The Democratic primary is on June 25 and Palestine is on the ballot, even for your NY state reps.  Are your NY Reps pro-ceasefire? Do they want to end subsidies for Israeli war crimes? Are they taking money from the AIPAC of NY? Go to palestineontheballot.com to see where they stand. Then, make your voting plan and get out the vote for pro-Palestinian socialists who need your support.  Animation by Rama Duwaji Website by Dylan Awalt-Conley <a title=\"\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/%F0%9F%87%B5%F0%9F%87%B8?refer=embed\">#\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8<\/a> <a title=\"nyc\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/nyc?refer=embed\">#nyc<\/a> <a title=\"newyork\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/newyork?refer=embed\">#newyork<\/a> <a title=\"vote\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vote?refer=embed\">#vote<\/a> <a title=\"palestine\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/palestine?refer=embed\">#palestine<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - NYC-DSA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7382660073380301611?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound \u2013 NYC-DSA<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The bill was sponsored by her husband, who was then a state assemblyman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Democratic primary is on June 25 and Palestine is on the Ballot, even for your NY State Reps,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nyc_dsa\/video\/7382660031877156142?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-94ko4ueRF55\">animated message on TikTok and Instagram for the DSA said.<\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAre your New York Reps pro-ceasefire? Do they want to end subsidies for Israeli war crimes? Are they taking money from AIPAC of NY?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The animation shows a ballot, where voters can plug in their address to see where their elected officials stand on the Palestinian-Israeli war in Gaza, along with illustrations of voters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>New York City\u2019s first lady Rama Duwaji created artwork for a Democratic Socialists of America campaign to promote anti-Israel political candidates. <span class=\"credit\">@NYC_DSA\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption>Duwaji made artwork for a social media video urging followers to go to \u201cPalestineOnTheBallot.com\u201d ahead of New York state\u2019s primary elections. <span class=\"credit\">@NYC_DSA\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cGo 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,\u201d the pitch said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnimation by Rama Duwaji.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The PalestineOnTheBallot.com website also called on supporters to volunteer for ex-Rep. Jamaal Bowman\u2019s failed re-election campaign. A foe of Israel, Bowman was trounced in the Democratic primary by George Latimer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Duwaji was given credit for the illustrations in the TikTok video\u2019s caption. <span class=\"credit\">@NYC_DSA\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The revelation of her gig with the anti-Israel DSA comes after old tweets surfaced of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/07\/us-news\/mamdanis-wife-rama-duwaji-liked-post-calling-october-7-hamas-rapes-of-israelis-a-mass-hoax-report\/\">Duwaji liking social media posts<\/a> cheering Hamas\u2019 Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught against Israel, praising Palestinian terrorists and criticizing the US military.<\/p>\n<p>Duwaji also provided <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/13\/us-news\/nyc-first-lady-rama-duwaji-illustrated-essay-for-anti-israel-activist-who-raged-about-jewish-supremacist-vampires\/\">illustrations for an antisemitic author<\/a>, The Post previously reported.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>One pro-Israel activist said Duwaji\u2019s high-profile role in the DSA anti-Israel campaign is further proof that she and her hubby, Mamdani, are two peas in a pod united in their rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re both filled with vile hatred for the Jewish people of Israel,\u201d said Dov Hikind, a former Brooklyn state assemblyman who represented heavily Orthodox Jewish Borough Park and founded Americans Against Antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first lady is more radical than Mamdani is and that\u2019s saying quite a lot. She\u2019s dangerous and he\u2019s dangerous. They\u2019re radical Islamists. What a great couple. Mazel Tov!\u201d    <\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, a proud member of the DSA, was one of the left-wing group\u2019s leading lawmakers in Albany. In October 2024, the DSA was the first political organization <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/11\/us-news\/dsa-ready-endorsement-of-israel-critic-zohran-mamdani-for-nyc-mayor\/\">to support his successful run for mayor<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>Duwaji\u2019s activism flies in the face of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/06\/us-news\/mamdani-claims-wife-rama-duwaji-isnt-a-public-figure-despite-glossy-magazine-profiles-after-uproar-over-oct-7-post-likes\/\">Mamdani\u2019s recent claim that his wife is just a \u201cprivate person,\u201d<\/a> a line he rolled out earlier this month after reports surfaced of her anti-Israel rants and associations, critics said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes anybody believe she\u2019s a private citizen?\u201d Hikind said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said his wife is a \u201cprivate person\u201d who should be spared criticism for her work. <span class=\"credit\">WWD via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Duwaji\u2019s work on the DSA\u2019s Palestine on The Ballot campaign shows her taking a more active public role alongside her future husband in backing the Hamas-led Palestinians in Gaza and accusing the Jewish state of committing \u201cwar crimes,\u201d Hikind and others said.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani\u2019s own anti-Israel activism continues to be a source of tension with some pro-Israel Jews.<\/p>\n<p>He supports the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel, which the Anti-Defamation League considers a form of antisemitism for trying to delegitimize and damage the economy of the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor has said he would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he came to New York, claiming he\u2019s a war criminal.<\/p>\n<p>Last week on St. Patrick\u2019s Day, he again <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/17\/us-news\/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-rips-genocide-in-palestine-at-st-patricks-day-event\/\">accused Israel of committing \u201cgenocide\u201d in Gaza<\/a> \u2014 a day after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/15\/us-news\/mamdani-to-meet-with-jewish-leaders-to-discuss-concerns\/\">meeting with Orthodox Jewish leaders<\/a> and vowing to crack down on antisemitism in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani and Duwaji had no immediate comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<pre><code>            !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                if (f.fbq) return;\n                n = f.fbq = function () {\n                    n.callMethod ?\n                        n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                };\n                if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                n.push = n;\n                n.loaded = !0;\n                n.version = '2.0';\n                n.queue = [];\n                t = b.createElement(e);\n                t.async = !0;\n                t.src = v;\n                s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n            }(window, document, 'script',\n                'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n            fbq('init', '1391750046313645');\n            fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\">\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/22\/us-news\/nyc-first-lady-rama-duwaji-created-artwork-for-dsas-anti-israel-campaign\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s wife was deeply involved in a Democratic socialist activist campaign pushing political candidates critical of Israel and backing a controversial bill targeting pro-Israel charities, The Post has learned. 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