{"id":2225913,"date":"2024-04-20T11:44:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T15:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-is-enormously-proud-of-daughter-who-was-arrested-at-anti-israel-protest\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T15:46:13","slug":"ilhan-omar-is-enormously-proud-of-daughter-who-was-arrested-at-anti-israel-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-is-enormously-proud-of-daughter-who-was-arrested-at-anti-israel-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilhan Omar expresses pride in daughter arrested at anti-Israel protest"},"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\">20<\/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%2Filhan-omar-is-enormously-proud-of-daughter-who-was-arrested-at-anti-israel-protest%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=2225913&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 Omar expressed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-vogue-staffers-sent-letter-to-conde-nast-to-cancel-alexi-mccammond-for-since-deleted-racist-tweets-from-2011\/\" title=\"Teen Vogue Staffers Sent Letter To Conde Nast To Cancel Alexi McCammond For Since-Deleted \u2018Racist\u2019 Tweets From 2011\">immense pride<\/a> \u2064in her daughter, Isra\u2064 Hirsi, who was arrested at an anti-Israel protest at Columbia \u2063University. Hirsi, known for\u200d her activism, faced \u2063arrests and suspensions for\u2062 her beliefs. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-jamaal-bowman-pleads-guilty-in-fire-alarm-incident\/\" title=\"Rep. Jamaal Bowman Admits Guilt in Fire Alarm Incident\">incident sparked controversy<\/a>, with fellow Squad members\u2064 voicing support and questions arising about free speech \u200bon\u2062 college campuses. Rep. Ilhan Omar shared her immense pride in \u2062her daughter, Isra Hirsi, who was\u200d arrested at an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University. Hirsi, widely recognized for\u200d her activism, encountered \u200dlegal repercussions and academic suspension due to her convictions.\u2064 The event \u200btriggered debates, with other \u200bSquad members offering solidarity and raising concerns regarding freedom of expression in\u200b academic settings.  <\/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>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said Friday that she was \u201cenormously proud\u201d of her daughter, Isra Hirsi, who was arrested Thursday while participating in an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am enormously proud of my daughter @israhirsi,\u201d Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilhanmn\/status\/1781453928887914927?s=46&#038;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X.<span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> \u201cShe has always led with courage and compassion, from organizing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/statewide-school-walkout-underway-to-protest-calif-gov-newsoms-forced-vaccinations\/\" title=\"Statewide school walkout underway to protest Calif. Gov. Newsom\u2019s forced vaccinations\">statewide school walk<\/a> out on the 20th anniversary of Columbine at the age of 15, to leading the biggest youth climate rally at our nation\u2019s Capitol at 16, and now pushing her school to stand against genocide. Stepping up to change what you can\u2019t tolerate is why we as a country have the right to speech, assembly, and petition enshrined in our constitution.\u201d<br \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am enormously proud of my daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/israhirsi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@israhirsi<\/a>.<br \/> She has always led with courage and compassion, from organizing a statewide school walk out on the 20th anniversary of Columbine at the age of 15, to leading the biggest youth climate rally at our nation\u2019s Capitol at 16, and now\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1781453928887914927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Photos posted to X show Hirsi being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/photos-show-ilhan-omars-daughter-arrested-for-refusing-to-leave-anti-israel-encampment-at-columbia-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> by several NYPD officers after she refused to leave the \u201cGaza Solidarity Encampment\u201d that had been set up by anti-Israel protesters on Columbia\u2019s campus in violation of the school\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/18\/us-news\/nypd-cops-enter-columbia-after-university-warns-anti-israel-protesters-to-clear-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, over 100 students were arrested at the campus encampment on Thursday. Hirsi was released from jail a few hours after her arrest, and she will face trespassing charges, sources <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/arrest-ilhan-omars-daughter-anti-israel-protest-political-fellow-squad-member\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Thursday, Hirsi also announced that she was suspended from Columbia\u2019s partner school, Barnard College for participating in the protest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColumbiaSJP\"> @ColumbiaSJP<\/a>, in my 3 years at<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarnardCollege\"> @BarnardCollege<\/a> i have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings,\u201d Hirsi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/israhirsi\/status\/1780980484203327780\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cI just received notice that i am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other members of the Democratic \u201cSquad\u201d rallied to Hirsi\u2019s defense after her suspension from Barnard and her arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is going on here @BarnardCollege @Columbia? How does a student with no disciplinary record suddenly get to a suspension less than 24 hours after a nonviolent protest?\u201d Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1781135013246808148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cWhat merits asymmetric crackdowns on Palestinian human rights protests?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713635892817000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3lXMk_jhNQC8Fngje8e8XV\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom UM to Vanderbilt to USC to Columbia, students across our country are being retaliated against for using their constitutional rights to protest genocide. It\u2019s appalling,\u201d Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRashida\/status\/1781012969884651868\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) claimed that Hirsi\u2019s arrested was a political reprisal against Omar for questioning Columbia\u2019s commitment to free speech.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The day after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IlhanMN<\/a> questioned Columbia leadership\u2019s commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaal-bowman-defends-ilhan-omars-daughter-after-suspension-for-her-role-in-anti-israel-tent-city-at-columbia\/\" title=\"Jamaal Bowman supports Ilhan Omar's daughter following her suspension for involvement in anti-Israel tent city at Columbia\">free academic expression<\/a>, the school suspended her daughter? It\u2019s clear what is happening here.<\/p>\n<p>Our educational institutions should not be in the business of political reprisals. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qX2I83lFrV\">https:\/\/t.co\/qX2I83lFrV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (@JamaalBowmanNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamaalBowmanNY\/status\/1781012538840306125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe day after @IlhanMN questioned Columbia leadership\u2019s commitment to free academic expression, the school suspended her daughter?\u201d Bowman wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s clear what is happening here. Our educational institutions should not be in the business of political reprisals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Kassy Akiva contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) expressed pride in daughter Isra Hirsi, arrested during an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University. Omar tweeted, &#8220;I am enormously proud of my daughter @israhirsi. 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