The daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) was among more than 100 people arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest, and she claimed she’s now been suspended from college.
“I’m an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest [Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine], in my 3 years at [Barnard College] I have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings,” Isra Hirsi, Omar’s daughter, wrote Thursday on X, formerly Twitter. “I just received notice that i am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide.”
Hirsi said in a followup message that she “will not be intimidated” and called for “amnesty for all students facing repression.”
Fox News aired footage on Friday of Hirsi being detained by the New York Police Department during a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University. She was one of more than 100 people issued summons for trespassing. Hirsi announced her suspension shortly before her short detainment by NYPD.
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