{"id":2231115,"date":"2024-04-26T15:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T19:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-visits-columbias-anti-israel-encampment-declares-im-in-awe\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T15:58:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T19:58:13","slug":"ilhan-omar-visits-columbias-anti-israel-encampment-declares-im-in-awe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-visits-columbias-anti-israel-encampment-declares-im-in-awe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilhan Omar Visits Anti-Israel Camp at Columbia, Expresses Amazement"},"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\">18<\/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-visits-columbias-anti-israel-encampment-declares-im-in-awe%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=2231115&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>Democratic Rep. \u2064Ilhan Omar \u2062visited anti-Israel protesters at \u200bColumbia University and voiced admiration for\u200b their cause. The protesters, who formed\u2062 an \u200bencampment on campus, have faced arrests and \u200ddisruptions. Jewish students expressed fear due to\u2064 the protesters&#8217; actions, leading the university to \u200boffer virtual study options. Omar \u200bpraised the protesters&#8217; courage\u200d on social media amidst ongoing tensions.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 26, 2024 at 12:03pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota visited anti-Israel protesters on the campus of Columbia University in New York on Thursday and said she was in \u201cawe\u201d of them.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/columbia-anti-israel-agitators-triggered-mike-johnson-gop-lawmakers-show-encampment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demonstrators<\/a> formed an encampment on the Ivy League school\u2019s campus in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-manhattan-da-demands-gag-order-trump-ahead-upcoming-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manhattan<\/a> last week, and they\u2019ve been disruptive since then.<\/p>\n<p>On April 18, more than 100 were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/rep-ilhan-omars-daughter-students-suspended-barnard-college-refusing-l-rcna148445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> \u2013 including Omar\u2019s 21-year-old daughter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2024\/apr\/18\/isra-hirsi-ilhan-omars-daughter-arrested-suspended\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isra Hirsi<\/a> \u2013 but as of Friday, chaos reigned at Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>The pro-Hamas antagonists have been so threatening that many Jewish students have said they are afraid to go to class \u2014 and a rabbi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/columbia-rabbi-issues-urgent-warning-jewish-students-campus-chaos-spirals-return-home-soon-possible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a> them to leave campus for their own safety.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of protecting them, the university announced this week that they can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-aoc-sends-signal-college-protesters-within-hours-mob-forces-columbia-take-drastic-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study virtually<\/a> for the rest of the spring semester.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swifts-feud-star-explodes-huge-change-social-media-follows-new-album-release-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> post on Thursday, Omar \u2014 a member of the so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/squad-member-ilhan-omars-daughter-suspended-university-anti-israel-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">squad<\/a> of far-left House Democrats \u2014 described the protesters\u2019 actions as courageous.<\/p>\n<p>According to the congresswoman, the demonstrators are not a threat to anyone but are merely \u201canti-war\u201d and opposing \u201cgenocide\u201d in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had the honor of seeing the Columbia University anti-war encampment firsthand,\u201d she said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you hope Ilhan Omar is voted out of office in November?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cContrary to right-wing attacks, these students are joyfully protesting for peace and an end to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-vows-to-take-effective-action-against-anti-semitismwhile-ignoring-these-democrat-anti-semites\/\" title=\"Biden Vows To \u2018Take Effective Action\u2019 Against Anti-Semitism\u2026While Ignoring These Democrat Anti-Semites\">genocide taking place<\/a> in Gaza,\u201d Omar said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in awe of their bravery and courage,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I had the honor of seeing the Columbia University anti-war encampment firsthand.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to right-wing attacks, these students are joyfully protesting for peace and an end to the genocide taking place in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m in awe of their bravery and courage. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yC6hcBMwCP\">pic.twitter.com\/yC6hcBMwCP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1783588505974648836?\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ilhan-omars-daughter-whines-losing-privileges-90k-college-arrested-anti-israel-encampment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">congresswoman<\/a> accompanied the post with a 20-second video clip of her shaking hands with several of the demonstrators at Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>Omar, a Somali-born Muslim, has faced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ilhan-omar-accused-muslim-supremacist-new-comments-jews-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-Semitism accusations<\/a> throughout her tenure in the House.<\/p>\n<p>While she had nothing for praise for the anti-Israel protests, some Jewish students have a different perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Itai Driefuss, an Israeli military veteran and Columbia student, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/columbia-student-describes-campus-fear-anti-israel-signs-supporting-terrorists-who-put-babies-in-an-oven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> on Thursday that many Jewish students at the school are afraid to be out in public after dark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had a friend who was beaten up,\u201d Driefuss told the network. \u201cIt\u2019s scary. It\u2019s violent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The distressed student added, \u201cYou had Jewish people holding up the American and Israeli flag, and people were holding up a sign that says, \u2018Al-Quds next target\u2026\u2019 It\u2019s the same people who do bus bombings and rape women and put babies in an oven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-owner-cuts-funding-columbia-university-anti-israel-protests-no-longer-institution-recognize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia\u2019s<\/a> chapter of the Jewish student group Chabad urged the school\u2019s Jewish enrollees to stand against fear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn times like these, we\u2019re reminded of the enduring spirit of our people, a spirit that has persisted through the generations, including ours \u2014 the current link in an unbroken chain since Sinai,\u201d the group said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChabadColumbiaUniversity\/posts\/pfbid02xV7JsRVRgBsdRGk8di1ACjnSr9XJgbLnvmx382AtyqSkMqHrJT2yCDgxRe6NMpphl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter leaving Egypt, our ancestors stood before the daunting Red Sea with the Egyptian army bearing down from behind them,\u201d it said. \u201cIn that pivotal moment, Nachshon stepped forward with unwavering faith, walking into the waters until they parted before him.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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