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TV host Kim Atienza on Friday said that his daughter Eliana’s “homeless” remarks were taken out of context after the latter was “kicked out of her university dorm” for participating in pro-Palestine protests at the University of Pennsylvania.
Atienza said this in an interview with ABS-CBN News after Eliana’s interview with US media outlets went viral after saying that she “has been kicked out of her university dorm” and was basically “homeless” went viral.
The former “Matanglawin” host also said that he and the rest of his family support his daughter and her advocacies.
“Eliana has always been vocal about what she believes in. In this instance, she’s part of the organization that is anti-genocide and anti-war,” Atienza said.
“She was technically homeless because she was removed from her dorm. Unfortunately, that message was taken out of context. She never said she was poor,” Atienza added.
The 19-year-old sophomore’s father also made it clear that his daughter was “not expelled” after the anti-Israel camp.
“She had some academic sanctions, but she will be back in the next semester as they are on summer break right now,” he shared.
The New York Post and the Philadelphia Inquirer both reported that Eliana was one of six students who were punished by UPenn for protesting against Israel’s war against Hamas on campus.
Eliana tried to make a case to the university officials that they should cut all financial links with Israel because of its ongoing military offensive in Gaza, which has killed at least 28,000 Palestinians so far. Along with that, she signed a letter supporting “Palestinians who are fighting to free their lands from Israeli occupation.” (TCSP)
