Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), said she and other pro-Palestinian protesters were sprayed with “chemical weapons” while protesting the Israel-Hamas war on Columbia University’s campus last week.
Hirsi and more than 100 other students were arrested last week for their participation in the protests, with accusations that some protesters were pushing antisemitic rhetoric. However, Hirsi took to MSNBC on Monday to claim the university’s treatment of her and other anti-Israel protesters was hypocritical.
“It’s 100% targeted.” Daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, Barnard student Isra Hirsi, speaks out about the efforts to have her arrested and suspended for protesting in support of Gaza. pic.twitter.com/izy18NuUMf
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“This is 100% targeted,” Hirsi said. “Every single protest that we have, there’s a group of counterprotesters that bring all of their
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