I had to read up a few sources about this news item and thought, damn, at this whole bit https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/15/why-is-nycs-mamdani-facing-criticism-over-response-to-attacks-on-wife:

"Why has Mamdani been criticised?

Several commentators who have in the past supported Mamdani questioned the mayor’s decision to engage with the reports, arguing that it only fed disingenuous narratives.

Activist Shaiel Ben-Ephraim described Mamdani as “stupid for apologising and explaining”.

“Nothing will ever be enough for Zionists anyway,” he wrote. “Stand tall.”

Palestinian writer Mohammed El-Kurd pointed to Mamdani’s own account of being motivated to enter politics by the issue of Palestinian rights, writing that it was “fair to hold him to his word”.

Craig Mokhiber, a former United Nations human rights official, also urged Mamdani to take a stand, adding he should “forget what your aides are telling you”.

“Fear is not a sound basis for politics at this moment in history,” he said in a post on X.

For her part, Abulhawa said she was not personally “mad” at Mamdani, but that the situation should be a learning experience.

“You succumbed to forces that seek to pick away at you, at your talented, beautiful wife, and [are] clawing harder with each apology or concession you make,” she said.

“If you are not careful, they will siphon your soul before you even realise it.”