DeSantis assures that Florida guarantees security at universities and resistance against agitators

The governor of Floridathe republican Ron DeSantishighlighted this Wednesday his government’s commitment to “maintain and ensure safety”of students in universities and firmness against”anti-Semitic agitators”.

“While other states have allowed their college campuses to be vandalized and taken over by anti-Semitic agitators, Florida remained firm“DeSantis said at a press conference in reference to the numerous pro-Palestinian protests that have taken place at universities in U.S.

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More than 2,500 people have been arrested in the last three weeks in the United States in protests against US support for Israel in your war in Linkwhich included occupations of buildings and installation of camps at universities since the Colombiain New Yorkto the Californiain The angels.

Many of the campuses are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and for the educational institution to stop investing in Israeli companies, given the massacre of Palestinians. The total death toll since the start of the war in Gaza now stands at 34,844, according to a count by Palestinian authorities, while at least 78,404 people have been injured.

DeSantis considered a “success” visible security on the state’s campuses and reported that “pro-Hamas camps were dissolved in a matter of minutes“, and Jewish students”they were protected from harassment”.

The governor made these comments at a press conference he held at University of Florida (UF), in Gainesvillevery close to where pro-Palestine groups were demonstrating with signs that said ‘This is not a war, it is a genocide‘, among other slogans.

“They do not have the right to confiscate assets (…) to confiscate parts of the university. They do not have the right to harass other students because of their ethnicity, and we will ensure that this is respected at Florida State.”DeSantis lashed out.

The rector of UF, Ben Sassealso reiterated at the press conference the educational center’s commitment to law and order as the university “honors (students’) right to protest”.

The UF, Sasse noted, “We will always defend the rights of expression and assembly“, but “we will always comply with the law”.

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Along the same lines, Ray Rodriguesrector of Florida State University Systemnoted this Wednesday that during the last few weeks we have witnessed “a descent into chaos across the country”.

As with other college protests across the country in recent days, student rallies at UF and University of South Florida (USF), mainly, ask that both universities break financial ties with companies linked to Israel’s war action in Gaza stripand that these investments are made public.

Last week, 10 pro-Palestine protesters from USF and others from six of the UFA They were arrested, with tear gas fired in the case of the first, who had set up tents on the university campus.

Source: Elcomercio

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