Backlash rises as activist tied to NYC first lady mocks Holocaust and Jewish critics

An Israel-bashing activist, Susan Abulhawa, who collaborated with NYC first lady Rama Duwaji, posted a scathing rant on X mocking Jews for “whining” about the Holocaust after Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced backlash for not appointing a Jewish member to his 18‑person judicial screening panel. She claimed Europe’s Holocaust “lost its meaning” and warned that Jews should tone down criticism or consequences may follow. Duwaji previously provided artwork for an Abulhawa book, and Abulhawa has a history of antisemitic rhetoric, including calls describing Jews as vampires and demons and celebrating the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.