Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and her daughter, Isra Hirsi, were spotted in New York City on Thursday mingling with individuals at an anti-Israel encampment that was set up on Columbia University's campus. (Getty Images, Fox News)
Omar praised her daughter following the suspension, saying she was "enormously proud" of Hirsi for standing "against genocide."
"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," Omar wrote in a post to X. "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."
Dozens of anti-Israel activists began demonstrating at Columbia University last week, creating a group of encampments on the main lawn in protest of Israel's war against Hamas. Fiery protests have continued with calls for an intifada and the death of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Omar, whose views on Israel have been repeatedly criticized by her Republican colleagues in Congress, suggested Wednesday that the Gaza cease-fire encampments at Columbia University are being "co-opted and made to look bad" by public officials and members of the media.
ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS AT COLUMBIA ISSUE DEFIANT ULTIMATUM, END ‘NEGOTIATIONS’ WITH SCHOOL
Columbia University, where students have set up an encampment to protest the actions of Israel, is shown in New York on April 24, 2024. (Getty Images)
"They were pushing and shoving me… They threw rocks at my face. At that moment, my life was totally threatened. And there was no safety authority on campus," one student told NY1 over the weekend.
Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
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