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The state of Florida was most recently hit with headline-worthy protests as three women – part of a group known as “Queers for Palestine” – blocked exit 67 on Interstate-4 near Disney World holding signs that stated “Free Palestine” and “Lookup Nakba 1948.” The three women were arrested and charged with misdemeanor refusal to obey […]
As law enforcement cracks down on the antisemitic demonstrations on American college campuses, Congress seeks to ensure perpetrators receive full accountability for their actions. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) recently cosigned a letter issued by Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) demanding investigations of visa fraud perpetrated by college administrators to protect international students who participated in […]
GAINESVILLE, FL—Chants of "Free Palestine" and "From the River to the Sea" reverberated louder and louder across the University of Florida—just as Governor Ron DeSantis was delivering a press conference on Florida's successful handling of pro-Palestine protests. "We don't do that here in Florida," DeSantis said Wednesday morning as faint chants could be heard in […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis lauded the Sunshine State's expedited snuffing out of pro-Palestinian college protests and encampments, prompted by the University of Southern California and Columbia University canceling their main graduation ceremonies due to unsafe environments. "You can't commandeer property that doesn't belong to you, you cannot disrupt the operations of a university, and […]
The protests against the State of Israel and in support of Palestine continue to make headlines as violence has begun to break out, yet the Biden Administration has done little in response. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) discussed the protests in a recent appearance on Fox News, dismissing the protesters as "zombies" who are the result of twenty […]
The anti-Israel protests at Columbia University reached a fever pitch Tuesday as police cleared Hamilton Hall, which had been occupied by protesters. Concerns of radicalization and further violence have prompted Congress to investigate the protests and who is funding them, as the White House does little in response. Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) discussed the investigations […]
The recent wave of antisemitism in America, particularly in the pro-Palestine protests on college campuses throughout the country, may not have developed organically in response to the Israel-Hamas war. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) suggested this could be the case in a recent appearance on Fox and Friends First, saying Congress should look into where the money for these protests is coming from. […]
The antisemitic, anti-Israel protests across American college campuses, most notably Yale and Columbia, have made many Jewish students fearful to the point a Columbia professor told them to stay home. Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli condemned the protests, saying this was not only "a very dangerous moment for Jews in America," but for the American people as well. Chikli noted the irony […]
REDINGTON SHORES, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis slammed Ivy League universities for allowing pro-Palestine protesters to harass and bar Jewish students and professors from entering classrooms, calling administrators "weak" and "scared". "When you're chasing Jewish students around, and when you're not letting a Jewish professor enter a building, and you're targeting people like that, that's not free […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) called out Columbia University amidst the anti-Israel protests that occurred Sunday on the South Lawn near the school’s Butler Library. Rep. Mast declared that America’s Ivy League institutions have “fallen.” This isn’t Damascus, Tehran, or Tripoli. It’s the campus of an Ivy League university in the largest city in America. Our […]
Senator Tim Scott (R) is now endorsing defunding Columbia and calling on its president to resign.
MIAMI, FL—Miami Democrats are refusing to reschedule a special election for their county chairman on one of the last nights of Passover, prompting some Jewish members to accuse the party of insensitivity to their religion. Miami-Dade's special election will be held on the same day as Shabbat, a Jewish day of rest and celebration beginning […]
WEST PALM BEACH— Moments after The Floridian released a video clip of Gov. Ron DeSantis expressing his disgust with, and calling for the expulsion of college students who have engaged in violent antisemitic acts depriving the civil liberties of Jewish students on their respective campuses, individuals apparently in support of the protests against Jews sounded […]