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Daily Mail
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
'Squad' Dem Ilhan Omar's daughter, 22, reveals embarrassing 'career' after college suspended her over Gaza protest
'Squad' member Ilhan Omar 's daughter has taken to selling her used clothes to pay the bills after she was suspended from college for her pro-Palestine protesting. Isra Hirsi, 22, took to Instagram this week to share how her life is going since being suspended from Columbia University 's liberal arts college, Barnard College, last year. 'Unemployment got me,' she said, adding that she is selling her clothes on thrifting platform Depop. Hirsi linked the Instagram story to her Depop profile for her 82,000 followers, where she had listed clothes including a pair of Dr. Marten boots for $50 and skirts for $15. One item that Hirsi has not put up for sale are her Versace sunglasses that she often wears in her social media posts, which retail for around $250, per Free Beacon. Despite being suspended for her anti-Israel demonstrations, Hirsi was allowed to graduate from the prestigious Barnard College on Columbia's New York City campus in May. She was arrested on the campus in April 2024 during a demonstration that turned hostile, and after she was suspended from the $90,000-a-year university, she claimed she was left homeless and starving on the street s. Hirsi was suspended for only a short time before Barnard lifted its sanctions on all student protesters amid internal pressure. When she graduated, Hirsi held a large Palestinian flag as she walked on stage to collect her diploma, and said on Instagram at the time that her graduation came 'despite what Barnard, Columbia and the internet wanted.' Hirsi followed in her congresswoman mother's footsteps with her ardent pro-Palestine protesting, and became one of the faces of student groups who overran college campuses to demonstrate against Israel. When Hirsi graduated earlier this year, Omar said in a statement she was 'overwhelmed with joy and gratitude' at getting to see her daughter collect her diploma despite her suspension. 'It's been an incredible four years of tremendous growth and challenges as she navigated college life through a pandemic, move to NYC and a righteous fight against Columbia University's support of genocide,' Omar wrote. 'I am so proud of you, Isra and I can't wait to see you flourish in the real world.' But Hirsi has apparently struggled since leaving college and said she remains unemployed months later. It is unclear if her unemployment is related to her anti-Israel protesting. However, a number of top law firms and corporations have pledged not to hire graduates who had been found to have taken part in pro-Palestine demonstrations. These include the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell and ExxonMobil, whose CEO Darren Woods said last year: 'Harassment and intimidation, I think there's no place for that at those universities and certainly no place for that at a company like ExxonMobil.' At the time of her arrest in April 2024, Hirsi was pictured pulling a worried face as she was put in handcuffs. Earlier in the day of her arrest, she defiantly said on social media: '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.'
New York Post
a day ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Rep. Ilhan Omar's activist daughter unemployed, selling used clothes 15 months after arrest at Columbia anti-Israel protest
Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) daughter revealed Tuesday that she's unemployed after graduating from Barnard College — the elite school that suspended her last year after her arrest at a Columbia University anti-Israel protest. 'Unemployment got me,' Isra Hirsi captioned an Instagram Story selfie. The 22-year-old jobless activist is apparently getting by peddling some of her old clothes to her more than 82,000 followers on the social media platform. Advertisement 'I am now selling on [Depop]!! Check out if u wish,' Hirsi wrote, including a link to her page on the clothing resale app. 3 Hirsi revealed she's still unemployed following her graduation from Barnard in May. Instagram Multiple skirts, a pair of Dr. Martens boots and Hirsi's 'beloved multicolored striped cardigan' are among the items the keffiyeh-wearing college grad is looking to unload on the marketplace. Advertisement Hirsi was one of more than 100 anti-Israel protesters who were hauled away in cuffs by the NYPD last April after erecting a tent city on Columbia University's Morningside Campus. The self-described 'hyper-woke' member of the Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) group was suspended from Barnard College after her arrest, but the institution's president offered to lift the punishment less than a week later — after Hirsi claimed she was homeless and couldn't get food after being kicked out of the $90,000-per-year school. Hirsi graduated from Barnard in May. 'There is no greater joy as a parent than seeing your child succeed, and today I am overwhelmed with joy and gratitude to see my eldest daughter Isra Hirsi graduate college,' Omar wrote on Facebook at the time, sharing pics from commencement. Advertisement 'It's been an incredible four years of tremendous growth and challenges as she navigated college life through a pandemic, move to NYC and a righteous fight against Columbia University's support of genocide,' the Minneosta Democrat added. 'I am so proud of you, Isra and I can't wait to see you flourish in the real world.' 3 Omar praised her daughter's 'righteous fight against Columbia University's support of genocide' in a Facebook post celebrating her graduation from Barnard earlier this year. Shutterstock 3 Hirsi's suspension from Barnard was quickly overturned, and she was allowed to graduate in May. William C Lopez/New York Post Advertisement Several top law firms and American CEOs have vowed not to hire graduates who engaged in discrimination or harassment of Jewish students during anti-Israel college protests that swept the nation in late 2023 and 2024. It's unclear if Hirsi's unemployment is related to her anti-Israel activities at Columbia University or Barnard.
Fox News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Ilhan Omar refuses to condemn fatal shooting of Israeli Embassy workers, walks away from reporters
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., avoided answering questions from reporters and refused to condemn the shooting in Washington, D.C., that killed two Israeli Embassy staffers departing the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening. "I'm going to go for now," Omar, the first Somali American elected to Congress, told reporters when asked if she would react to the shooting. A spokesperson for Omar did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were departing an event at the museum on Wednesday evening when they were gunned down and killed. The two were planning to get engaged soon, according to the Embassy of Israel. A pro-Palestinian man, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, was arrested in connection with the case, according to authorities. Omar, one of the first two Muslim women in Congress, has been a vocal advocate for the Palestinian cause. She has come under scrutiny for comments toward the Jewish community, including when she appeared at a Columbia University encampment in April 2024 and said that all Jewish kids should remain safe "whether they're pro-genocide or anti-genocide." Omar's daughter, Isra Hirsi, was also arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University that same month. Lischinsky, born in Israel, grew up in Germany. While his father is Jewish, his mother is a Christian, and the family is considered Christian. Milgrim was an American employee working for the Israeli Embassy. President Donald Trump and other Republicans have been outspoken and labeled the attack an act of antisemitism. "These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW!" he wrote on Truth Social post. "Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA. Condolences to the families of the victims. So sad that such things as this can happen! God Bless You ALL!" Additionally, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that those responsible for the attack would face justice. "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the murder of two staff members from the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC," Rubio wrote Thursday on X. "Our prayers are with their loved ones. This was a brazen act of cowardly, antisemitic violence. Make no mistake: we will track down those responsible and bring them to justice."
