NYC Mayor Mamdani's wife glorified terrorists in online posts, criticized US military: report

In September 2017, Rama Duwaji posted a photo on her Tumblr account of Leila Khaled, longtime active leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who participated in two plane hijackings in 1969 and 1970. 

"If it does good for my cause, I'll be happy to accept death," the caption said.

Khaled is the first woman to hijack an airplane and is revered by terrorists for her role in the crimes. 

In March 2015, when she was 17, Duwaji reposted a tweet on International Women's Day praising the terrorist Shadia Abu Ghazaleh. An image in the post shows Ghazaleh, who participated in the bombing of an Israeli bus and led several other terrorist attacks.

Other posts include someone wearing keffiyeh clothing while sewing a flag.

"Photography: 'A Palestinian demonstrator sews a Palestinian Liberation Organization flag before a protest during the first Intifada', February, 1988," the caption says.

Another showed a Bangladeshi postage stamp that said, "We salute the valiant freedom fighters of Palestine."

A July 2015 post criticized the U.S. military presence abroad. 

"*taps mic* American soldiers fighting in imperialist wars are not brave nor are they fighting for anyone's freedom," the post said. "They are mercilessly slaughtering 3rd world civilians and fighting to maintain American hegemony. That is all, thank you! *drops mic*"

Later that same year, Duwaji reposted a Tumblr user. 

In another 2015 post, she reposted a criticism of Snapchat for adding Tel Aviv to its live story feature. 

"But in all reality, @Snapchat has disappointed me. F*** #TelAviv. Shouldn't exist in the first place. They're occupiers. You celebrate them," a post retweeted by Duwaji said.

"And finally. Hey @Snapchat, as you give Israelis an outlet to celebrate their atrocities, youre supporting a genocidal state. Bye. #TelAviv."

Duwaji, who was born in Houston and identifies as Syrian, married Mamdani in 2025,. She drew national attention after revelations she liked several posts in the immediate aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack that were critical of Israel.

She also allegedly liked a February 2024 Instagram post claiming The New York Times' investigation into sexual violence during the Oct. 7 attack was "fabricated," 

Fox News Digital has reached out to the mayor's office.