The daughter of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) has been suspended from Columbia University for her involvement in a pro-Palestinian camp.
in post At X, Isra Hirsi explained that she was an organizer with Columbia University for Justice in Palestine, which urged the university to “move away from apartheid and genocide.”
Hirschi said she was notified Thursday that she was one of three students “suspended” from Barnard College “for solidarity with Palestinians facing genocide.” added.
“I am a CU Apartheid Divest @ColumbiaSJP organizer and have never been reprimanded or given a disciplinary warning in my 3 years at @BarnardCollege,” Hirschi wrote.
“I have just received notification that I am one of three students who have been suspended for their solidarity with Palestinians facing genocide,” she added.
I am an organizer of CU Apartheid Divest @ColumbiaSJPin my 3 years @Barnard College I have never received a reprimand or disciplinary warning.
I received notice that I was one of three students suspended for my solidarity with Palestinians facing genocide.
— Isra Hirsi (@israhirsi) April 18, 2024
In another post, Hirsi I have written“We at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment will not be intimidated. We will stand firm until our demands are met. Our demands include divestment from companies complicit in the genocide; , transparency in @Columbia’s investments, and full amnesty for all students facing oppression.”
Hirschi’s suspension was reportedly in connection with her involvement in an encampment that several students attended before police burst in and dispersed it.
Students set up tents in the park, according to video footage on social media. south lawn “Liberated Zone”, “Gaza Solidarity Encampment”, “Barnard College Students Say: Sell Assets Before Donating”, “There are four black people living in Palestine.”
Representatives from Barnard College entered the garrison after being informed by Columbia University that students had been asked to “disperse” but had not done so.
“We are looking to see if any of you would like to speak with us,” one representative said. Said. “If you want to do that, we will work with you.” The representative said that if students do not disperse and comply with the university’s demands, they “could face sanctions at Barnard.” “It’s sexual,” he warned.
in statementBarnard College writes:
As many of you may already know, in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 17, 2024, a group of students from Columbia University and Barnard College announced their intention to remain and set up an unauthorized encampment on Columbia University’s South Lawn. deployed. We want to share information directly with you about the University’s response to this unauthorized encampment.
Before noon on April 17, Columbia University asked students participating in unauthorized encampments multiple times to leave Awn. Several senior Barnard College officials also took to the lawn to ask Barnard College students participating in the encampment to leave, telling Barnard College officials that if they did not leave the encampment they would face sanctions at Barnard College. advised the students.
A member of Barnard’s senior staff issued a written warning to participants in the unauthorized encampment on April 17 at approximately 7 p.m. These written warnings stated that if students did not leave the encampment by 9 p.m. on April 17, they would receive interim suspensions.
This morning, April 18, we began and will continue to place interim suspensions on identified Barnard students who remain in camp.
Anti-Israel protests have intensified since the US-designated Islamic terrorist organization Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 Israelis and taking more than 200 hostages.
Posted by Omar statement At X, we are demonstrating a sense of solidarity with the students participating in the camp.
“Columbia has always had a great history of students fighting for a more just world, and I’m happy to see that tradition continue,” Omar wrote. “As the NYPD surrounds these young activists, we hope their concerns are heard by school administrators and that they are not criminalized. In solidarity.”
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