Conspiracies about Anne Frank and praise for terrorists: the inspiration of Mamdani's wife

An American investigation reveals that Rima Davaji, wife of New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani, presented Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour as a source of inspiration. Mansour praised senior Hamas leaders, spread claims that Anne Frank's diary is a forgery, and shared drawings of Hitler. The revelation joins a series of scandals surrounding Davaji, including likes for posts that defined the October 7 massacre as 'legitimate resistance'.

An investigation by the Washington Free Beacon reveals that Rima Davaji, wife of New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani, presented Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour as a major source of inspiration for her work. Mansour, who passed away last August, was a prominent Hamas propagandist: he praised Hamas founders Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi as 'great heroes', published drawings glorifying 'martyrs' after the elimination of Ismail Haniyeh and Hassan Nasrallah, and depicted an armed Palestinian fighter hours after the October 7 massacre. Mansour also spread Holocaust denial, including the claim that Anne Frank's diary was written by an American author, and shared a drawing of Hitler. Davaji herself was marked as 'liking' posts that defined the massacre as 'legitimate resistance' and denied rape, and hosted Mahmoud Khalil, an organizer of anti-Israel protests at Columbia, at Gracie Mansion. The revelation joins a series of scandals surrounding her, including work for a Palestinian olive oil company whose farmers boasted of 'the blood of martyrs'.