Ilhan Omar sends sympathy to ‘Muslim and Arab’ students amid violent anti-Israel protests

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. Columbiastudentshavedemandedt