"Columbia University Faces Backlash Over Handling of Pro-Palestinian Protests"
Democratic Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Tlaib criticized the suspension of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, from Columbia University after participating in a pro-Palestinian protest, calling it "appalling" and questioning the asymmetric crackdown on Palestinian human rights protests. Columbia University noted that Hirsi is a student at Barnard College, which is connected to Columbia but has some independence. The suspensions come amid a wave of demonstrations and protests on U.S. college campuses in the aftermath of Hamas’s attack on Israel, and Hirsi's suspension took place a month after civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against Columbia University for suspending pro-Palestine student groups during the previous fall semester.
