{"id":2224165,"date":"2024-04-18T13:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T17:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-suspends-ilhan-omars-daughter-for-participating-in-anti-israel-protest-at-columbia\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T13:09:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T17:09:06","slug":"college-suspends-ilhan-omars-daughter-for-participating-in-anti-israel-protest-at-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-suspends-ilhan-omars-daughter-for-participating-in-anti-israel-protest-at-columbia\/","title":{"rendered":"College Suspends Ilhan Omar&#8217;s Daughter Over Participation in Anti-Israel Protest at Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fcollege-suspends-ilhan-omars-daughter-for-participating-in-anti-israel-protest-at-columbia%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=2224165&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>Rep. Ilhan \u2063Omar&#8217;s daughter, Irsa \u2063Hirsi,\u2062 was \u200dsuspended from Barnard \u2063College \u200cfor participating in anti-Israel protests at Columbia University. Hirsi, an organizer with\u2062 CU Apartheid Divest, \u2064stated she had never faced reprimands before. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-montana-ag-investigating-gofundme-for-removing-freedom-convoy-fundraiser\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Montana AG Investigating GoFundMe For Removing \u2018Freedom Convoy\u2019 Fundraiser\">protests included<\/a> the &#8220;Gaza \u200bSolidarity Encampment,&#8221; defying \u2063school rules. Representative Omar expressed solidarity with the activists, and another student suspension was\u200b announced on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">social media<\/a>.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MI), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Irsa Hirsi,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  was suspended from Barnard College for taking part in the anti-Israel protests at its partner school, Columbia University, she announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColumbiaSJP\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@ColumbiaSJP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, in my 3 years at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarnardCollege\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@BarnardCollege<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  i have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings,\u201d Hirsi tweeted. \u201cI just received notice that i am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a followup tweet, Hirsi admitted that she took part in the \u201cGaza Solidarity Encampment,\u201d which consists of protesters with tents occupying part of the university\u2019s campus, a violation of school rules.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThose of us in Gaza Solidarity Encampment will not be intimidated,\u201d Hirsi said. \u201cWe will stand resolute until our demands are met. our demands include divestment from companies complicit in genocide, transparency of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Columbia\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@Columbia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s investments and FULL amnesty for all students facing repression.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yesterday, Omar tweeted that she hopes the students who were being threatened with arrest and suspension are not \u201ccriminalized,\u201d without disclosing that her daughter was one of the students. It\u2019s unclear whether she was aware of her daughter\u2019s participation.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Columbia has always had an incredible history of students fighting for a more just world and it\u2019s good to see that tradition continue. As NYPD surrounds young activists, I hope their concerns are heard by school administrators and they not be criminalized. In solidarity \u270a\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UV8k3xltKT\">pic.twitter.com\/UV8k3xltKT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1780663997361983668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cColumbia has always had an incredible history of students fighting for a more just world and it\u2019s good to see that tradition continue,\u201d the Congresswoman tweeted. \u201cAs NYPD surrounds young activists, I hope their concerns are heard by school administrators and they not be criminalized. In solidarity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another Columbia student announced her suspension on Columbia\u2019s Students for Justice in Palestine Instagram. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C56HLoNuHtx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block;height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C56HLoNuHtx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@sjp.columbia)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stay tuned for action items on supporting suspended students, two of which have been evicted from housing,\u201d the group posted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After being threatened by their administration, the students encouraged others to protest outside of the school in solidarity. Many agitators heeded the call an showed up, lit flairs, and some were arrested, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/anti-israel-agitators-light-flares-columbia-university-occupation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fox News reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia\u2019s president along with other representatives of the university testified before Congress on Wednesday, claiming that they are taking steps to improve the climate on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Columbia University and Barnard College did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irsa Hirsi, Rep. Ilhan Omar&#8217;s daughter, revealed on social media that she was suspended from Barnard College for participating in anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, the partner school. She mentioned her involvement with CU Apartheid Divest @ColumbiaSJP and noted no prior reprimands during her 3 years at @BarnardCollege<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3030,"featured_media":2224166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/IMG_7153.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2224165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/IMG_7153.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3030"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2224165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2224166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2224165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2224165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2224165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}