NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji to Visit Syria, Lebanon With NYPD Security Detail: Sources
The mayor’s office said the escort follows an NYPD recommendation as Syria and Lebanon face security risks and travel warnings.
- First Lady Rama Duwaji plans to travel to Syria and Lebanon next month to visit family, with the New York Police Department accompanying her under a "strong recommendation" from the department, according to mayoral spokesperson Dora Pekec.
- Both countries are on the State Department's "Level 4: Do not Travel" list due to terrorism, unrest, and armed conflict. The advisory warns the United States cannot provide emergency consular services inside Syria.
- Former Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind, founder of Americans Against Antisemitism, opposed the deployment on social media. "We're putting the police officers in danger," Hikind wrote, claiming officers would be viewed as targets while Duwaji would receive protection from regional groups.
- The trip is not official city business, according to sources familiar with the plans. Duwaji requested the security detail after traveling abroad in July without police protection.
- Duwaji has faced scrutiny over years of anti-Israel activism and past social media posts. She apologized in April for offensive language in teenage posts but did not address criticisms related to her anti-Israel views.
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