Israel lobby smears Mamdani's wife Rama

The Israel lobby has gone into yet another Mamdani-related meltdown. This time, though, the emphasis is on ‘related’. Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji dared to co-host a retreat in Corsica that honoured the Virgin Mary as “a Palestinian woman who gave birth under occupation”. The event also included prayers for Palestinian mothers giving birth and trying to protect their children during Israel’s genocide.

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The Murdoch-owned New York Post claimed Duwaji dodged US Independence Day celebrations, liked posts praising resistance to occupation and created artwork that criticised Israel. It also attacked attendees for wearing keffiyeh scarves and raising funds for Palestinian humanitarian groups.

Fox News ranted that the retreat took place on the ‘swank island of Corsica’. It also quoted pro-Israel Republican Joann Ariola saying that by attending the retreat, Duwaji was showing her “hatred for America”. Wonder what Jesus would make of that attitude towards his mum.

The Times accused Duwaji of ‘skipping’ US independence celebrations and quoted critics slamming her “controversial” views on Palestine and her lack of interest in chatting to a ‘Miss Israel’. Yup, opposing mass murder and ethnic cleansing is just so provocative and why would anyone snub a beauty contestant who made a video justifying Israel’s slaughter in Gaza? The very thought.

The Jewish News Syndicate devoted its space to the cost of the Corsican resort — less than €3,000 for the week, not paid from public funds. It also quoted the embassy of Israel huffing about Jesus and Mary’s Jewishness — kind of a cheek when Israel attacks and murders Palestinian and Lebanese Christians.

Liberal Zionist outlet JFeed gave space to Israel propagandist Hen Mazzig and his chorus, who:

argued the framing distorts the historical record that Jesus and his mother were Jewish, living in Judea under Roman rule at the time. Critics online echoed that point, arguing that recasting a Jewish woman living in her people’s ancestral homeland as a symbol of Palestinian occupation amounts to a rewriting of both scripture and history.

Absolutely. How dare anyone — let alone the wife of a Muslim mayor — compare the brutal Roman occupation of Palestine with the brutal and just as murderous Zionist occupation of Palestine? The nerve of it!

‘Times of trouble’

Jesus’s mother Mary is venerated by Roman Catholics, Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox Christians — and by Muslims. Muslims consider her the mother of ‘Isa al-Masih’, or Jesus the Messiah, whom they regard as a great prophet.

Zionists — Jewish and gentile — typically do not. Except when they can use Mary’s Jewishness to attack a Muslim mayor’s wife, apparently.

Featured image via the Canary