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| DeSantis admin directs Florida universities to terminate student chapters that support 'Hamas terrorism' |
| 2023-10-25 |
| [Fox] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in coordination with the chancellor of the state’s university system, has moved to crack down on student groups in the state they say have expressed support for "Hamas terrorism," which possibly involves terminating the student chapters and suspending school administrators. "During a holy Jewish holiday, the recognized terrorist organization, Hamas, launched an unprovoked attack on Israel – among those killed were babies, women, and elderly," Ray Rodrigues, chancellor of the State University System of Florida, wrote in a letter to the state’s universities exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital. "To date, approximately 1,400 Israelis have been killed, including 31 American citizens. Governor DeSantis, our State University System and the Florida College System have condemned these attacks." The letter states that a student group present in at least two universities in the Florida system, known as National Students for Justice in Palestine (National SJP), published a "toolkit" that refers to the Hamas operation as "the resistance" and says that "Palestinian students in exile are PART of this movement, not in solidarity with this movement." The letter explains that it is a "felony under Florida law to knowingly provide material support … to a designated foreign terrorist organization. "These chapters exist under the headship of the National Students for Justice in Palestine, who distributed a toolkit identifying themselves as part of the Operation AlAqsa Flood," Rodrigues writes. "Based on the National SJP’s support of terrorism, in consultation with Governor DeSantis, the student chapters must be deactivated. These two student chapters may form another organization that complies with Florida state statutes and university policies. The two institutions should grant these two chapters a waiver for the fall deadlines, should reapplication take place." Related: Ron DeSantis: 2023-10-21 Horowitz: DeSantis is right: The overwhelming majority of Gaza Arabs have toxic beliefs Ron DeSantis: 2023-10-15 DeSantis sends planes to bring Floridians stranded in Israel home Ron DeSantis: 2023-09-23 Mexico's fifth largest employer is helping kill Americans. Some Republicans are ready to declare literal war |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #10 i'mliking this guy! |
| Posted by: irish rage boy 2023-10-25 17:25 |
| #9 ...nah, they're not MAGA students. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-10-25 11:37 |
| #7 Claudine Gay, please take note. |
| Posted by: Tom 2023-10-25 10:19 |
| #6 I think he's ordering removal of official status of these groups. They can't receive funding or other support(s) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-10-25 08:50 |
| #5 Now the left gets lathered up about attacks on the 1st Amendment. How...selective. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-10-25 07:52 |
| #4 While there are some Free Speech issues at play... ANY organization that calls for the DEATH & DESTRUCTION OF ANY person or group, should not be allowed on government operated properties funded by the Taxpayer collected revenues. Plus its membership rolls should be made public. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-10-25 07:34 |
| #3 ^De Santis did accomplish a few things in his governorship. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-10-25 07:28 |
| #2 Nasty tweets with names and faces would be far more impactful and less to be entangled with 1st Amendment rights in court. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-10-25 07:23 |
| #1 Instead of writting some nasty tweets? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-10-25 03:41 |