{"id":2599163,"date":"2026-05-05T19:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miss-israel-and-zohran-mamdanis-wife-have-awkward-run-in-at-a-new-york-city-cafe-report\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:11:33","slug":"miss-israel-and-zohran-mamdanis-wife-have-awkward-run-in-at-a-new-york-city-cafe-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miss-israel-and-zohran-mamdanis-wife-have-awkward-run-in-at-a-new-york-city-cafe-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Israel and Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s Wife Have Awkward Run-In at a New York City Cafe: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmiss-israel-and-zohran-mamdanis-wife-have-awkward-run-in-at-a-new-york-city-cafe-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599163&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>harry chapin\u2019s \u201cWhat Made America\u201d line about it being \u201ckind of hard to hate\u201d is used as a contrast to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mom-calls-police-after-dreaming-her-son-died-hours-later-they-arrive-with-unexplainable-news\/\" title=\"Mom Calls Police After Dreaming Her Son Died - Hours Later, They Arrive with Unexplainable News\">account involving<\/a> New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s wife, Rama Duwaji, and Miss israel Melanie shiraz. The New york Post reports that Duwaji, who has posted pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel\/antisemitic-leaning content and later apologized, briefly sat next to Shiraz at a Williamsburg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sexual-consent-app-idea-draws-criticism-in-australia\/\" title=\"Sexual Consent App Idea Draws Criticism In Australia\">coffee shop<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>According to Shiraz, once Duwaji realized she was Israeli-specifically that she was Miss Israel-Duwaji became reluctant to engage. Shiraz says Duwaji initially appeared amiable,but once they talked,her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chappelle-torches-students-to-their-face-at-his-high-school-alma-mater-after-they-get-mouthy-with-him-report\/\" title=\"Chappelle Torches Students To Their Face At His High School Alma Mater After They Get Mouthy With Him: Report\">tone changed<\/a>,she refused further conversation,and when asked for a photo\/video she asked for it to stop and said \u201csorry.\u201d Shiraz posted about what she says was a lack of productive dialog, arguing she approached the interaction respectfully and expected engagement based on her ideology as an Israeli.  <\/p>\n<p>The article presents Shiraz\u2019s explanation that the contrast between Duwaji\u2019s online advocacy and her behavior face-to-face was especially telling.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When the late folk singer Harry Chapin wrote \u201cWhat Made America,\u201d one line read, \u201cIt\u2019s funny when you get that close \/ It\u2019s kind of hard to hate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Somebody needs to tell that to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n<p>In the kind of collision for which New York City is famous, Rama Duwaji, Mamdani\u2019s wife and a supporter of anti-Israel terrorists, ended up briefly \u2014 very briefly \u2014 sitting next to a Jewish woman at a coffee shop on Sunday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/05\/us-news\/miss-israel-says-she-randomly-bumped-into-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdanis-wife-in-cafe-and-it-all-went-horribly-wrong\/?utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=nypost&#038;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The encounter veered from friendly to frosty once Duwaji learned she was next to Melanie Shiraz, 27, who just happens to be Miss Israel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m not sure who first posted this<br \/> Miss Israel, Melanie Shiraz, was sitting in a Williamsburg coffeeshop next to Rama Duwaji, Zohran Mandani\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n<p>Once Duwaji found out that Melanie is Israeli, she suddenly refused to engage with her.<\/p>\n<p>Rama Duwaji and Zohran Mamdani are\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YjugdVCPX3\">pic.twitter.com\/YjugdVCPX3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eye On Antisemitism (@AntisemitismEye) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntisemitismEye\/status\/2051755798054031797?\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container = document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Duwaji, who often has much to say on pro-Palestinian issues, is not talking about the brief encounter, but Shiraz is explaining her side of the story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, guess who sat next to me at a cafe in New York?\u201d Shiraz posted on Instagram, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/miss-israel-selfie-zohran-mamdani-wife-rama-duwaji-11916067\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone other than Zohran Mamdani\u2019s wife, Rama Duwaji \u2014 the same Rama Duwaji who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >posted horribly antisemitic<\/a>, anti-Israel and terror sympathizing things not that long ago and also apologized for it,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told her that, as an Israeli, I was disappointed in seeing the kind of rhetoric she was promoting online,\u201d Shiraz continued. \u201cBut I told her part of my ideology as an Israeli is to have productive dialogue in which one side is not constantly dehumanized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the shift in demeanor was evident, and the lack of willingness to engage even more so,\u201d she added. \u201cI approached the interaction with openness to a genuine, respectful conversation. That openness was not reciprocated. And that, perhaps, is the more telling point: how often this disconnect appears, and how normalized it has become.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shiraz took a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-of-saints-super-fan-sentenced-to-eight-years-in-prison-after-stealing-donations-from-sons-charity\/\" title=\"Father Of Saints Super Fan Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison After Stealing Donations From Son\u2019s Charity\">selfie video<\/a> that included Duwaji, who began with a smile and then squirmed as if trying to get out of sight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe sat right next to me. What are the odds?\u201d Shiraz told the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>Shiraz said Duwaji\u2019s \u201ctone changed\u201d once she knew she was sitting next to one of Israel\u2019s strongest advocates, and she \u201ccouldn\u2019t allow herself to engage with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had told her I\u2019m Miss Israel, and then she didn\u2019t want to engage with me anymore. Shocker,\u2019\u2019 Shiraz said. \u201cShe was polite but clearly changed her tone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Right before she took the footage, Shiraz said that she \u201casked her if we could take a photo and introduced myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as I did, she said, \u2018Sorry\u2019 and asked if it was a video and said she didn\u2019t want to anymore,\u2019\u2019 Shiraz added.<\/p>\n<p>Shiraz admitted she could not pass up the opportunity to tell Duwaji what she thought of her social media rants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told her what I think about the stuff she has said online, and that I believe that it\u2019s important to engage in dialogue in which you don\u2019t dehumanize the other side. 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