From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 27, 2019
Visiting Florida governor denounces BDS movement
Visiting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reiterates his opposition to the movement to boycott Israel, during a visit to University of Ariel in the West Bank.
“I say here: BDS has no place in Florida,” he says, during a ceremony the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU) between the University of Ariel and Florida State University.
Today we signed a memorandum of understanding between @FloridaAtlantic University and @arieluniversity. This agreement will strengthen the bond between two of our higher education institutions and will benefit Israeli and Florida students and research endeavors for years to come. pic.twitter.com/0MsTmluw0h
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 27, 2019
“I personally have fought Airbnb’s discriminatory policy against Jewish-owned properties in Judea and Samaria, and only recently have they changed their discriminatory policy,” he says, using the biblical name for the West Bank.
