Published 10/25/2023 5:59:00 a.m.

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

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is ordering state universities to ban a pro-Palestinian student organization, citing their support for terrorist groups.
Governor DeSantis has been ramping up his pro-Israel stance since the attacks by Hamas, even suggesting denying water and utilities to Gazan civilians until Hamas releases hostages.
Florida's university system has implemented the ban on the pro-Palestinian student organization based on the organization's own materials that refer to Hamas' attack as "the resistance.

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Times of India

Florida's DeSantis bans pro-Palestinian student group

Florida's university system, in collaboration with Governor Ron DeSantis, has ordered the shutdown of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapters in the state's colleges. This marks the first time a US state has banned the pro-Palestinian student organization, citing its national leadership's support for Hamas' attack on Israel. The move is part of a crackdown on campus demonstrations that provide "harmful support for terrorist groups." Ten…

10/25/2023 9:03:19 a.m.·India

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News18 India

US: Florida Orders State Universities to Disband Pro-Palestinian Student Group

The U.S. State Department designated Hamas a terrorist group in 1997. The European Union and other Western countries also consider it a terrorist organization

10/26/2023 5:21:24 a.m.·India

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CTV News

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

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.

10/26/2023 1:44:59 a.m.·Canada

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Reuters

Florida's DeSantis bans pro-Palestinian student group

Florida’s university system, working with Governor Ron DeSantis, ordered colleges on Tuesday to shut down a pro-Palestinian student organization, marking the first U.S. state to outlaw the group whose national leadership backed Hamas' attack on Israel.

10/25/2023 3:50:04 a.m.·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

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

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — 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

10/25/2023 10:05:37 p.m.·United States

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