i’m an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest @ColumbiaSJP, in my 3 years at @BarnardCollege i have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warningsRep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, has announced her suspension from Barnard College over her involvement in pro-Palestine protests on the Columbia University campus.
In a post on X, Hirsi wrote that she had been an organizer with Columbia University Apartheid Divest for the last three years.
i just received notice that i am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide.
— isra hirsi (@israhirsi) April 18, 2024
According to a statement from Apartheid Divest, the other two students suspended are Maryam Iqbal and Soph Dinu.
Hirsi explained that throughout her time organizing with the group, she has "never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings" but just received a notice that she was one of three students suspended for involvement with the protests. ‼️ACTION ALERT ‼️
- 6 hours after the Gaza Solidarity Camp was established, Columbia University admin has mobilized NYPD against students & barricaded entrances.
- We are asking students & faculty to attend today’s teach in!
- Bring your friends! ❤️🔥 #cu4palestine pic.twitter.com/cuEOVFoKSD
— Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (@ColumbiaSJP) April 17, 2024
The suspension stems from an ongoing campout protest on the Columbia campus, during which three people were arrested the night before.
“This decision is based on information received from Columbia University Public Safety that you have been involved in an unauthorized encampment on the Columbia University campus and you have not ceased participation in this unauthorized encampment despite repeated requests from Barnard and Columbia on April 17, 2024 that you do so,” Barnard Dean Leslie Grinage wrote in an email to the students on Thursday morning, according to the activist group. those of us in Gaza Solidarity Encampment will not be intimidated. we will stand resolute until our demands are met.
our demands include divestment from companies complicit in genocide, transparency of @Columbia’s investments and FULL amnesty for all students facing repression
— isra hirsi (@israhirsi) April 18, 2024
The politician's daughter wrote in a subsequent post on X, "Those of us in Gaza Solidarity Encampment will not be intimidated" and "will stand resolute until our demands are met." Demands include "divestment from companies complicit in genocide," transparency regarding Columbia's investments, and "FULL amnesty for all students facing repression."
