April 18, 2024 NEW YORK — The daughter of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said on Thursday she has been suspended from Columbia University over her participation in an encampment in solidarity with Gaza. Isra Hirsi said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that “i just received notice that i am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide.” Hirsi said she is a student at Barnard College, a school within Columbia University, and an organizer with the university’s Students for Justice in Palestine group. She said that she has been participating in the...