Ilhan Omar sends sympathy to ‘Muslim and Arab’ students amid violent anti-Israel protests WTVC
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WASHINGTON(TND)—Rep.IlhanOmar,D-Minn.,decriedthelackofmediacoverageaboutArabstudentsexperiencingharassmentascollegecampusesamidraucousanti-Israelprotests,someofwhichhaveturnedviolent.
HercriticismcamefourdaysafterPalestine-supportingstudentsatColumbiaUniversityfiledacomplaintwiththeDepartmentofEducationallegingtheschoolhadfosteredan“anti-Palestinianenvironment.”
InthelastfewweeksanumberoflawsuitshavebeenfiledbyPalestinianandArabstudentswhofeelthreatenedanddiscriminatedagainstoncollegecampuses,butyouwouldn’tknowthatifyouwatchCNNorFox,”thecongresswomanpostedonX.“ThistotalindifferencetowhatMuslimandArabstudentsandfacultyareexperiencingisheartbreakingbutnotsurprising.”Inthestudents’complaint,theyallegedPalestinesupportershavereceived“extreme”harassmentwithdeaththreatsandaccusationsofbeing“Jewkillers,”terroristsandconnectedtoHamas.
Columbiastudentshavedemandedtheun
