Ilhan Omar’s daughter returns to Columbia anti-Israel tent protest with her mom despite arrest and suspension
NY Post
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was spotted smiling at the anti-Israel encampment at Columbia University alongside her daughter, who returned to the campus following her arrest and suspension last week.
Isra Hirsi, 21, was one of more than 100 protesters arrested at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on the Morningside Heights campus last Thursday.
She and at least two other students were suspended from Barnard College, the historically women’s college affiliated with Columbia, for their participation in the unauthorized protest.
Hirsi complained in an interview that she was kicked out of her dorm and banned from campus for participating in the protest after university administrators warned students to clear out.
Omar smiled and appeared to be talking to crowds at the encampment Thursday afternoon.
Columbia officials said they have tightly controlled access to campus in the wake of the protests, so it’s unclear how Hirsi was allowed back.
