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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and her daughter, Isra Hirsi, appeared Thursday astatine an anti-Israel encampment that was group up connected Columbia University's field successful New York City.
Photos from nan duo's quality connected Columbia's field showed a smiling Omar opinionated alongside her girl arsenic they interacted pinch different group who were participating successful nan demonstration's efforts connected campus.
Omar's presence connected nan school's field comes arsenic several colleges and universities astir nan United States brace for what is yet to travel arsenic much and much anti-Israel protests expanse nan nation.
Hirsi announced past week successful a station connected societal media that she had been suspended from Barnard College for her engagement successful anti-Israel demonstrations connected Columbia University’s campus. Law enforcement sources later confirmed to Fox News that Hirsi had been arrested and issued a summons for trespassing.
ILHAN OMAR EXCUSES COLUMBIA ANTI-ISRAEL UNREST BUT BRANDED JAN 6 PROTESTERS 'VIOLENT MOB'
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and her daughter, Isra Hirsi, were spotted successful New York City connected Thursday mingling pinch individuals astatine an anti-Israel encampment that was group up connected Columbia University's campus. (Getty Images, Fox News)
Omar praised her daughter pursuing nan suspension, saying she was "enormously proud" of Hirsi for opinionated "against genocide."
"She has ever led pinch courageousness and compassion, from organizing a statewide schoolhouse locomotion retired connected nan 20th day of Columbine astatine nan property of 15, to starring nan biggest younker ambiance rally astatine our nation’s Capitol astatine 16, and now pushing her schoolhouse to guidelines against genocide," Omar wrote successful a station to X. "Stepping up to alteration what you can’t tolerate is why we arsenic a state person nan correct to speech, assembly, and petition enshrined successful our constitution."
Dozens of anti-Israel activists began demonstrating astatine Columbia University past week, creating a group of encampments connected nan main section successful protestation of Israel's warfare against Hamas. Fiery protests person continued pinch calls for an intifada and nan decease of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Omar, whose views connected Israel person been many times criticized by her Republican colleagues successful Congress, suggested Wednesday that nan Gaza cease-fire encampments astatine Columbia University are being "co-opted and made to look bad" by nationalist officials and members of nan media.
ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS AT COLUMBIA ISSUE DEFIANT ULTIMATUM, END ‘NEGOTIATIONS’ WITH SCHOOL
Rep. Ilhan Omar's daughter, Isra Hirsi, left, said Thursday she was suspended from Barnard College pursuing her engagement successful an anti-Israel protestation connected Columbia University’s field successful New York City. (Getty Images)
"Throughout history, protests were co-opted and made to look bad truthful constabulary and nationalist leaders would unopen them down. That’s what we are seeing now astatine Columbia University," Omar wrote connected X.
"The Columbia protesters person made clear their demands and want their schoolhouse not to beryllium complacent successful nan ongoing Genocide successful Gaza. Public officials and media making this astir thing other are inflaming nan business and request to bring calmness and sanity back."
Social media videos from nan anti-Israel objection that’s been staged for days connected Columbia’s field show activists cheering connected nan deaths of Israeli soldiers and showing support for Hamas. Jewish students person reported emotion unsafe connected field and shared stories of being verbally and physically assaulted.
Columbia University, wherever students person group up an encampment to protestation nan actions of Israel, is shown successful New York connected April 24, 2024. (Getty Images)
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"They were pushing and shoving me… They threw rocks astatine my face. At that moment, my life was wholly threatened. And location was nary information authority connected campus," 1 student told NY1 over nan weekend.
Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
Kyle Morris covers authorities for Fox News. Story tips tin beryllium sent via email and connected X: @RealKyleMorris.
