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At a press conference at the University of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis praised university leadership and law enforcement throughout the state for not negotiating with pro-Palestinian protesters.
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Protesters at the University of Florida, University of South Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida and University of North Florida are demanding the schools divest from Israel.
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A memo was sent to Florida’s 12 public universities and colleges urging them to use any means necessary to keep grads and their families safe.
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President Gustavo Petro announced his country will break diplomatic ties with Israel Thursday over its actions in Gaza. "If Palestine dies, humanity dies, and we are not going to let it die," he said.
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Following arrests at USF and the University of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he backs the protesters' First Amendment rights, but said universities have the authority to make sure the gatherings remain peaceful.
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The governor’s comments come the same day that the Holocaust Museum in D.C. put out a statement warning about rising antisemitism on campuses.
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Israeli survivors of the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 visited college campuses in South Florida in April to bring their stories to students and combat antisemitism.
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Singer, dancer and actress Montana Tucker, from Boca Raton, is back in South Florida to help a Jewish social services nonprofit raise funds for trauma counseling on March 21. The descendant of Auschwitz survivors talked to WLRN about using her social media influence to fight hate.
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The documentary flm is being screened in Delray Beach on Wednesday. Two earlier screenings in Miami-Dade are sold out.
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A federal judge refused to take action against Florida in a lawsuit challenging an order to deactivate pro-Palestinian student groups at state universities.
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A federal judge has criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state's senior higher education appointee for "running their mouths" with directives for two universities in Florida to shut down chapters of pro-Palestinian student organizations.
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Nikki Haley has denounced Republican presidential rival Ron DeSantis in Iowa for campaigning in the state with Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie. Massie was the lone House Republican who voted last week against a GOP resolution condemning antisemitism on university campuses.