Rep. Omar's Daughter Suspended From Barnard College For Pro-Palestine Protest
Summary from the AllSides News Team
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) daughter, Isra Hirsi, has been suspended from Barnard College, a women’s college associated with Columbia University, for participating in a pro-Palestinian protest.
Details: The demonstration was organized by Columbia University Apartheid Divest, where Hirsi serves as an organizer, and called for the university to sever ties with companies supporting Israel. By setting up an encampment on the university premises, the protestors violated university rules and received suspensions as a result. Over 100 people were arrested at the protest, and the NYPD was called to clear the encampment.
Key Quotes: In a post on social media, Hirsi stated, “in my 3 years at [Barnard College] i have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings i just received notice that i am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide.” Omar stated on social media, “I am enormously proud of my daughter,” adding, “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.”
How the Media Covered It: In coverage from Fox News (Right bias) the demonstration was referred to as an “anti-Israeli protest.” Meanwhile, in HuffPost (Left bias), it was referred to as a “pro-Palestine protest.” Fox News framed coverage around Omar’s statement of support for Hirsi. The Hill (Center bias) noted that Columbia’s president was questioned recently by the Education and Workforce Committee regarding a rise in antisemitism on campus. This summary was developed with the help of AllSides' AI technology.
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From the Left
Rep. Ilhan Omar's Daughter, Isra Hirsi, Suspended From BarnardIsra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), was suspended from Barnard College this week over her participation in a pro-Palestinian protest.
Hirsi, a junior at Barnard, the women’s college connected to Columbia University, is an organizer with Apartheid Divest, a student coalition that has been pressing the university to cut ties with companies that support Israel. The group had set up an encampment at the university.
Hirsi said she was one of three students who were suspended.
“I have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings,” she...
From the Center
Columbia suspends Ilhan Omar’s daughter after pro-Palestine protestRep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) daughter Isra Hirsi announced Thursday she had been suspended from college after taking part in an unauthorized pro-Palestine protest on campus.
“i’m an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest @ColumbiaSJP, in my 3 years at @BarnardCollege i have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings,” Hirsi said on social platform X.
“i just received notice that i am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide,” she added.
Columbia University noted that Hirsi is a student at...
From the Right
Rep. Ilhan Omar 'proud' of daughter after NYC arrest at anti-Israel protestU.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., praised her daughter Friday, a day after the Ivy League college student was arrested in New York City while participating in an anti-Israel protest.
"I am enormously proud of my daughter @israhirsi," Omar wrote on X.
"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.
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