Florida orders state universities to disband pro-Palestinian student group, saying it backs Hamas

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : He also is supporting a special legislative session to impose new sanctions on Iran, which supports Hamas, and to express support for Israel.
56% : "Florida, particularly under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis, has been actively undermining education, freedom of speech and social justice movements, including by banning anti-racist courses and trying to criminalize protests.
51% : Rep. Randy Fine, who has advised DeSantis on Israel and Jewish policy, said he had called on the administration to take action against the student group but there was none until he released a strongly worded op-ed explaining his decision to switch his endorsement.
48% : DeSantis, who is running for president, has ramped up his pro-Israel stance since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel, which led to pro- and anti-Israel demonstrations around the world and prompted Israel to respond with airstrikes.
46% : Under DeSantis, Florida has limited how race can be discussed in schools, prohibited state universities from spending money on diversity, equality and inclusion programs and taken other actions that critics say limit free speech on campus.
41% : "If it goes unchallenged, no one's political beliefs will be safe from government suppression," the group said in a statement.
38% : TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's administration is taking the extraordinary step of ordering state universities to ban a pro-Palestinian student organization from campuses, saying it illegally backs Hamas militants who attacked Israel earlier this month.
38% : The ban came after the only Jewish Republican in the state Legislature switched his support in the presidential election from DeSantis to former President Donald Trump, saying DeSantis doesn't back up his pro-Israel words with action.
35% : So far, no government has presented evidence that Iran was directly involved in carrying out the attacks.

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