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Somalian refugee Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter is following in her mother’s footsteps.
From the Washington Free Beacon: Isra Hirsi, the daughter of “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.), promoted a fundraiser supporting Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia University student activist facing deportation over his support for Hamas.
Hirsi, a far-left activist, anti-Israel agitator, and Barnard College senior, posted a screenshot of the GoFundMe with a link on her Instagram story Tuesday evening. At the time, the fundraiser had collected just over $9,000. By Wednesday afternoon, that ballooned to more than $42,000.
The GoFundMe launched after ICE detained Mahdawi, a Jordan native, following the revocation of his green card on Monday. The fundraiser has a $100,000 goal to cover his legal fees and other expenses while in detention. Originally, the page said the proceeds would also help Mahdawi “achieve his quest for US citizenship,” but that language was scrubbed Wednesday afternoon.
“It also seeks to further his advocacy for building understanding between Israelis and Palestinians for the traumas that each have experienced in order to bring peace and justice to each,” an earlier version of the GoFundMe page read.
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In a post on X, the Free Beacon wrote:
Ilhan Omar’s daughter promoted a fundraiser for Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi after he was detained by ICE. The GoFundMe calls him an “advocate for peace and justice.”
Mahdawi:
– Said he empathizes with Hamas
– Honored his cousin, a commander in the U.S.-designated Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade
– Told students “there’s nothing more honorable than dying for a noble cause”
After Isra Hirsi shared the link, the fundraiser jumped from $9K to over $42K in under 24 hours.
READ MORE: https://t.co/CiFcxsdx02
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) April 17, 2025
AJ+, an arm of the Al Jazeera Media Network, a pro-Islamic media group based out of Qatar, released a glowing report on Isra Hirsi in 2019, touting her work as a climate activist.
Isra Hirsi is a 16-year-old climate activist in Minneapolis, MN. She founded the U.S. Climate Strike, advocates for the Green New Deal, and has a few thoughts about representation in the environmental movement.
Oh, and her mom’s Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. pic.twitter.com/iB8Gf3I8zV
— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 9, 2019
Hillary Clinton also praised Hirsi, then 16, in a March 2019 social media post, as she called for more young people to join a “climate strike.”
Three amazing young women—Isra Hirsi, age 16; Haven Coleman, age 12; and Alexandria Villaseño, age 13—have organized youth climate strikes around the country tomorrow. Their demand: a livable future for their generation.
Find a strike and spread the word: https://t.co/AXx41ldvsR pic.twitter.com/i5FVRrGh5u
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 14, 2019
MORE ABOUT MAHSHEN MAHDAWI, who Hirsi is raising money for:
EXCLUSIVE: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian man who was involved in protests at Columbia University, sat down with CBS News’ @LiliaLuciano 24 hours before he was taken into custody by ICE agents. The arrest happened when he arrived at a citizenship interview in Vermont. Watch more… pic.twitter.com/zimJJghY7A
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) April 15, 2025
Mohsen Mahdawi, who has been a green-card holder for 10 years, was detained at an ICE field center in Vermont while appearing for a naturalization test — a key step on the path to U.S. citizenship. https://t.co/V3R6PAz26J pic.twitter.com/lFd0UqAqEf
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 15, 2025
From X user “Insurrection Barbie:
I know the media is busy writing sob stories for Mohsen Mahdawi the Palestinian-born student and legal U.S. permanent resident who has been arrested. So let me just throw out a couple of actual facts the media will never tell you. He co-founded Columbia’s Palestinian Student Union alongside fellow student Mahmoud Khalil. He was a member of SJP and CUAD. Here’s a little video of the type of protests he helps to organize.
I know the media is busy writing sob stories for Mohsen Mahdawi the Palestinian-born student and legal U.S. permanent resident who has been arrested. So let me just throw out a couple of actual facts the media will never tell you. He co-founded Columbia’s Palestinian Student… pic.twitter.com/BpERrTU2tg
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) April 14, 2025
BREAKING: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia student, has just been detained by DHS.
Before anyone says that he is being arrested for “speech,” this is his instagram account. pic.twitter.com/XXctUpCip7
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) April 14, 2025
REPORT: ICE Arrests Columbia Student Activist Who Endorsed Oct. 7 Attack
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