Ilhan Omar's daughter, BDS activist, suspended from Columbia University

• Published date: 18 April 2024
• Author: DARCIE GRUNBLATT
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

According to Columbia University President Minouche Shafik, she authorized the New York Police Department (NYPD) to clear the encampment on Thursday that students had set up beginning on Wednesday

In a letter to the NYPD, the university president said that over 100 individuals were occupying the South Lawn of Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus as of Thursday. She said that all participants had been informed that they had been suspended from the university.

"At this time, the participants in the encampment are not authorized to be on University property and are trespassing," Shafik told the NYPD.

The encampment was titled "Gaza Solidarity Encampment." The mission of the encampment was to "stand against genocide," according to a flyer for the event published on Instagram.

The University President said, "The individuals who established the encampment violated a long list of rules and policies. Through direct conversations and in writing, the university provided multiple notices of these violations, including a written warning at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday notifying students who remained in the encampment as of 9 p.m. that they would face suspension pending investigation."

Ilhan Omar's daughter responds on social media

In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, Isra Hirsi claims that she was suspended for her pro-Palestine activities on campus.

Hirsi was among the organizers of the pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University, where demonstrators chanted, "Long live the intifada." She was in attendance at the Gaza Solidarity...