By Victor Nava
NY POST
Published April 19, 2024
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's daughter arrested at Columbia protest
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is “enormously proud” of daughter Isra Hirsi’s arrest during an anti-Israel protest, she said Friday in her first public comments since the 21-year-old was busted in New York City.
“I am enormously proud of my daughter,” the far-left “Squad” congresswoman wrote on X.
Omar then detailed Hirsi’s history with activism, going back to her teenage years, which culminated Thursday with her suspension from Barnard College and arrest during a disruptive anti-Israel protest at Columbia University.
The Minnesota Democrat also suggested in her post that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza.
Published April 19, 2024
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's daughter arrested at Columbia protest
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is “enormously proud” of daughter Isra Hirsi’s arrest during an anti-Israel protest, she said Friday in her first public comments since the 21-year-old was busted in New York City.
“I am enormously proud of my daughter,” the far-left “Squad” congresswoman wrote on X.
Omar then detailed Hirsi’s history with activism, going back to her teenage years, which culminated Thursday with her suspension from Barnard College and arrest during a disruptive anti-Israel protest at Columbia University.
The Minnesota Democrat also suggested in her post that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza.
Hirsi, 21, was arrested on the campus of Columbia University Thursday and suspended from Barnard College. Instagram/Isra Hirsi
“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’s Capitol at 16, and now pushing her school to stand against genocide,” the 41-year-old wrote.
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“Stepping up to change what you can’t tolerate is why we as a country have the right to speech, assembly, and petition enshrined in our constitution,” Omar added.
Hirsi was one of more than 100 people arrested and summoned for trespassing by NYPD officers after the group of demonstrators set up a tent encampment on the Ivy League school’s campus to protest Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists.
Earlier in the afternoon, Hirsi revealed that she was suspended from the Columbia-affiliated Barnard College, where she is a junior, over her involvement in the protest.
“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’s Capitol at 16, and now pushing her school to stand against genocide,” the 41-year-old wrote.
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“Stepping up to change what you can’t tolerate is why we as a country have the right to speech, assembly, and petition enshrined in our constitution,” Omar added.
Hirsi was one of more than 100 people arrested and summoned for trespassing by NYPD officers after the group of demonstrators set up a tent encampment on the Ivy League school’s campus to protest Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists.
Earlier in the afternoon, Hirsi revealed that she was suspended from the Columbia-affiliated Barnard College, where she is a junior, over her involvement in the protest.
Hirsi was summoned for trespassing and released hours after her Thursday arrest.William C Lopez/New York Post
Omar said she was “enormously proud” of her daughter for “pushing her school to stand against genocide.”REUTERS
Omar has repeatedly called for a cease-fire of Israel’s military operation in Gaza.
Congressional colleagues of the Minnesota Democrat have accused her in the past of making antisemitic comments, and the Somali American has a long history of making statements against Israel, including equating the Jewish nation with the Taliban and co-sponsoring legislation officially describing Israel’s founding as a “catastrophe.”
The progressive Democrat was booted by Republicans from the powerful Foreign Affairs Committee in February last year over her antisemitic comments.
Omar has repeatedly called for a cease-fire of Israel’s military operation in Gaza.
Congressional colleagues of the Minnesota Democrat have accused her in the past of making antisemitic comments, and the Somali American has a long history of making statements against Israel, including equating the Jewish nation with the Taliban and co-sponsoring legislation officially describing Israel’s founding as a “catastrophe.”
The progressive Democrat was booted by Republicans from the powerful Foreign Affairs Committee in February last year over her antisemitic comments.
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